Locust Grove, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Locust Grove, GA Summary

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

  • There were 460 total crimes committed in Locust Grove the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,425.6 total crimes per 100K people in Locust Grove.
  • The overall crime rate in Locust Grove is 90.42% above the national average.
  • Locust Grove ranks #203 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Locust Grove ranks #9,186 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Locust Grove Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Locust Grove is 4,425.6 per 100,000 people. That's 90.42% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 83.83% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Locust Grove
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 460 4,425.6 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 1 9.6 8.8 6.3
Robbery 8 77.0 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 21 202.0 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 31 298.2 400.1 369.8
Burglary 31 298.2 290.7 269.8
Larceny 373 3,588.6 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 25 240.5 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 429 4,127.4 2,007.4 1,954.4

Locust Grove Crime Compared To Georgia Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Georgia.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Locust Grove

31
Violent Crimes
298.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-19.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Locust Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Locust Grove is 298.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 335.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Locust Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -19.35% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -25.46% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Locust Grove

429
Property Crimes
4,127.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
111.18%
Above The National Average
  • There were 429 property crimes in Locust Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Locust Grove is 4,127.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 24.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Locust Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 111.18% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 105.61% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Locust Grove

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
McDonough, GA 31,292 849 2,713.2 2,352.0 361.1
Griffin, GA 23,862 1,176 4,928.3 3,591.5 1,336.9
Hampton, GA 8,308 69 830.5 686.1 144.4
Jackson, GA 5,361 109 2,033.2 1,809.4 223.8

Locust Grove SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
6
Education
7
Commute
5
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