Statesboro, GA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Statesboro, GA Summary

Crime in Statesboro research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Statesboro 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 Statesboro:

  • There were 908 total crimes committed in Statesboro in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,610.1 total crimes per 100K people in Statesboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Statesboro is 23.16% above the national average.
  • Statesboro ranks #146 safest out of 209 cities in Georgia.
  • Statesboro ranks #8,176 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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Statesboro Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Statesboro is 2,610.1 per 100,000 people. That's 23.16% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 30.47% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,000.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Statesboro
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 908 2,610.1 2,000.6 2,119.2
Murder 3 8.6 6.9 5.0
Robbery 19 54.6 40.8 61.0
Aggravated Assault 98 281.7 245.9 256.0
Violent Crime 129 370.8 325.7 359.0
Burglary 52 149.5 202.8 229.0
Larceny 669 1,923.1 1,247.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 58 166.7 224.7 259.0
Property Crime 779 2,239.3 1,674.9 1,760.0

Statesboro 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 Statesboro

129
Violent Crimes
370.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
3.29%
Above The National Average
  • There were 129 violent crimes in Statesboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Statesboro is 370.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 269.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Statesboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 307.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 3.29% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 13.84% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 325.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Statesboro

779
Property Crimes
2,239.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
27.23%
Above The National Average
  • There were 779 property crimes in Statesboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Statesboro is 2,239.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Statesboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 27.23% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 33.70% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 1,674.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Statesboro

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Savannah, GA 241,780 49 20.3 0.0 20.3
Hinesville, GA 36,562 1,140 3,118.0 2,431.5 686.5
Pooler, GA 30,962 556 1,795.7 1,689.2 106.6
Richmond Hill, GA 19,051 235 1,233.5 1,118.1 115.5
Port Wentworth, GA 15,911 232 1,458.1 1,288.4 169.7
Vidalia, GA 10,724 578 5,389.8 4,671.8 718.0
Swainsboro, GA 7,517 182 2,421.2 1,968.9 452.3
Waynesboro, GA 5,576 198 3,550.9 2,708.0 842.9

Statesboro SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
6
Affordability
4
Diversity
9.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
9
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