Jefferson, GA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Jefferson, GA Summary

Crime in Jefferson research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Jefferson over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Jefferson:

  • There were 82 total crimes committed in Jefferson in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 492.7 total crimes per 100K people in Jefferson.
  • The overall crime rate in Jefferson is -76.75% below the national average.
  • Jefferson ranks #35 safest out of 209 cities in Georgia.
  • Jefferson ranks #2,176 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Jefferson Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jefferson is 492.7 per 100,000 people. That's -76.75% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -75.37% lower than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,000.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jefferson
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 82 492.7 2,000.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.9 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 40.8 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 18.0 245.9 256.0
Violent Crime 6 36.1 325.7 359.0
Burglary 6 36.1 202.8 229.0
Larceny 65 390.6 1,247.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 30.0 224.7 259.0
Property Crime 76 456.6 1,674.9 1,760.0

Jefferson Crime Compared To Georgia Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Georgia.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Jefferson

6
Violent Crimes
36.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-89.96%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Jefferson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jefferson is 36.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,773.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jefferson each year. That compares to a 1 in 307.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -89.96% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -88.93% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 325.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jefferson

76
Property Crimes
456.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-74.05%
Below The National Average
  • There were 76 property crimes in Jefferson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jefferson is 456.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 219.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Jefferson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -74.05% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -72.73% lower than the Georgia property crime rate of 1,674.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Jefferson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Gainesville, GA 48,944 1,365 2,788.9 2,300.6 488.3
Winder, GA 20,117 276 1,372.0 1,173.1 198.8
Braselton, GA 16,240 128 788.2 665.0 123.2
Flowery Branch, GA 12,402 113 911.1 838.6 72.6
Auburn, GA 10,527 56 532.0 532.0 0.0

Jefferson SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
7
Education
7
Commute
4
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