Dawson, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Dawson, GA Summary

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

  • There were 63 total crimes committed in Dawson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,489.7 total crimes per 100K people in Dawson.
  • The overall crime rate in Dawson is -35.90% below the national average.
  • Dawson ranks #89 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Dawson ranks #5,291 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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Dawson Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dawson is 1,489.7 per 100,000 people. That's -35.90% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -38.12% lower than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dawson
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 63 1,489.7 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.8 6.3
Robbery 2 47.3 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 283.8 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 17 402.0 400.1 369.8
Burglary 10 236.5 290.7 269.8
Larceny 31 733.0 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 118.2 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 46 1,087.7 2,007.4 1,954.4

Dawson 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 Dawson

17
Violent Crimes
402.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
8.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Dawson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dawson is 402.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 248.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dawson each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 8.70% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 0.47% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dawson

46
Property Crimes
1,087.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-44.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 46 property crimes in Dawson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dawson is 1,087.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 91.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dawson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -44.34% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -45.81% lower than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dawson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Albany, GA 68,613 748 1,090.2 756.4 333.8
Americus, GA 15,808 776 4,908.9 3,662.7 1,246.2
Eufaula, AL 12,528 373 2,977.3 2,522.3 455.0
Cordele, GA 9,929 643 6,476.0 4,763.8 1,712.2
Sylvester, GA 5,488 86 1,567.1 1,330.2 236.9
Blakely, GA 5,139 184 3,580.5 2,023.7 1,556.7
Camilla, GA 5,001 111 2,219.6 1,999.6 220.0
Leesburg, GA 3,529 30 850.1 821.8 28.3

Dawson SnackAbility

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