Sylvania, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sylvania, GA Summary

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

  • There were 89 total crimes committed in Sylvania the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,342.1 total crimes per 100K people in Sylvania.
  • The overall crime rate in Sylvania is 43.80% above the national average.
  • Sylvania ranks #187 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Sylvania ranks #8,479 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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Sylvania Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sylvania is 3,342.1 per 100,000 people. That's 43.80% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 38.82% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sylvania
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 89 3,342.1 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.8 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 150.2 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 4 150.2 400.1 369.8
Burglary 18 675.9 290.7 269.8
Larceny 64 2,403.3 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 112.7 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 85 3,191.9 2,007.4 1,954.4

Sylvania 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 Sylvania

4
Violent Crimes
150.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Sylvania in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sylvania is 150.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 665.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sylvania each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.38% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -62.46% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sylvania

85
Property Crimes
3,191.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
63.32%
Above The National Average
  • There were 85 property crimes in Sylvania in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sylvania is 3,191.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sylvania each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 63.32% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 59.01% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sylvania

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Statesboro, GA 33,590 835 2,485.9 2,182.2 303.7
Pooler, GA 28,328 728 2,569.9 2,354.6 215.3
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
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
Millen, GA 2,913 84 2,883.6 2,540.3 343.3

Sylvania SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
5
Education
5
Commute
4
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