Vidalia, GA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Vidalia, GA Summary

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

  • There were 578 total crimes committed in Vidalia in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,389.8 total crimes per 100K people in Vidalia.
  • The overall crime rate in Vidalia is 154.33% above the national average.
  • Vidalia ranks #200 safest out of 209 cities in Georgia.
  • Vidalia ranks #9,626 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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Vidalia Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Vidalia is 5,389.8 per 100,000 people. That's 154.33% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 169.41% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,000.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Vidalia
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 578 5,389.8 2,000.6 2,119.2
Murder 4 37.3 6.9 5.0
Robbery 10 93.2 40.8 61.0
Aggravated Assault 55 512.9 245.9 256.0
Violent Crime 77 718.0 325.7 359.0
Burglary 67 624.8 202.8 229.0
Larceny 406 3,785.9 1,247.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 28 261.1 224.7 259.0
Property Crime 501 4,671.8 1,674.9 1,760.0

Vidalia 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 Vidalia

77
Violent Crimes
718.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
100.00%
Above The National Average
  • There were 77 violent crimes in Vidalia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Vidalia is 718.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 139.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Vidalia each year. That compares to a 1 in 307.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 100.00% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 120.43% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 325.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Vidalia

501
Property Crimes
4,671.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
165.44%
Above The National Average
  • There were 501 property crimes in Vidalia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Vidalia is 4,671.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 21.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Vidalia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 165.44% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 178.94% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 1,674.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Vidalia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Statesboro, GA 34,788 908 2,610.1 2,239.3 370.8
Swainsboro, GA 7,517 182 2,421.2 1,968.9 452.3
Eastman, GA 5,538 314 5,669.9 5,362.9 307.0

Vidalia SnackAbility

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