Valdosta, GA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Valdosta, GA Summary

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

  • There were 2,544 total crimes committed in Valdosta in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,634.2 total crimes per 100K people in Valdosta.
  • The overall crime rate in Valdosta is 118.67% above the national average.
  • Valdosta ranks #193 safest out of 209 cities in Georgia.
  • Valdosta ranks #9,494 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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Valdosta Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Valdosta is 4,634.2 per 100,000 people. That's 118.67% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 131.64% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,000.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Valdosta
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,544 4,634.2 2,000.6 2,119.2
Murder 4 7.3 6.9 5.0
Robbery 63 114.8 40.8 61.0
Aggravated Assault 211 384.4 245.9 256.0
Violent Crime 305 555.6 325.7 359.0
Burglary 250 455.4 202.8 229.0
Larceny 1,855 3,379.1 1,247.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 134 244.1 224.7 259.0
Property Crime 2,239 4,078.6 1,674.9 1,760.0

Valdosta 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 Valdosta

305
Violent Crimes
555.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
54.76%
Above The National Average
  • There were 305 violent crimes in Valdosta in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Valdosta is 555.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 180.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Valdosta each year. That compares to a 1 in 307.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 54.76% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 70.57% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 325.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Valdosta

2,239
Property Crimes
4,078.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
131.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,239 property crimes in Valdosta in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Valdosta is 4,078.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 24.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Valdosta each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 131.74% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 143.52% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 1,674.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Valdosta

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Thomasville, GA 18,457 728 3,944.3 3,283.3 661.0
Moultrie, GA 14,546 883 6,070.4 4,908.6 1,161.8
Hahira, GA 3,484 55 1,578.6 1,176.8 401.8

Valdosta SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
9
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