Statesboro, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Statesboro:

  • There were 835 total crimes committed in Statesboro the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,485.9 total crimes per 100K people in Statesboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Statesboro is 6.96% above the national average.
  • Statesboro ranks #146 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Statesboro ranks #7,452 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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Statesboro Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Statesboro is 2,485.9 per 100,000 people. That's 6.96% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 3.26% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Statesboro
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 835 2,485.9 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 2 6.0 8.8 6.3
Robbery 21 62.5 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 65 193.5 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 102 303.7 400.1 369.8
Burglary 101 300.7 290.7 269.8
Larceny 589 1,753.5 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 43 128.0 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 733 2,182.2 2,007.4 1,954.4

Statesboro 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 Statesboro

102
Violent Crimes
303.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-17.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 102 violent crimes in Statesboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Statesboro is 303.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 329.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Statesboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -17.88% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -24.10% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Statesboro

733
Property Crimes
2,182.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
11.66%
Above The National Average
  • There were 733 property crimes in Statesboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Statesboro is 2,182.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.8 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 11.66% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 8.71% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 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
Hinesville, GA 35,443 1,159 3,270.0 2,649.3 620.7
Pooler, GA 28,328 728 2,569.9 2,354.6 215.3
Richmond Hill, GA 18,421 218 1,183.4 1,026.0 157.4
Port Wentworth, GA 12,684 249 1,963.1 1,813.3 149.8
Rincon, GA 11,050 169 1,529.4 1,366.5 162.9
Vidalia, GA 10,656 628 5,893.4 5,142.6 750.8
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
Metter, GA 4,001 101 2,524.4 2,074.5 449.9
Claxton, GA 2,549 128 5,021.6 4,433.1 588.5

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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