Elberton, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Elberton, GA Summary

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

  • There were 180 total crimes committed in Elberton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,814.4 total crimes per 100K people in Elberton.
  • The overall crime rate in Elberton is 64.12% above the national average.
  • Elberton ranks #194 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Elberton ranks #8,831 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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Elberton Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elberton is 3,814.4 per 100,000 people. That's 64.12% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 58.44% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elberton
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 180 3,814.4 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.8 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 33 699.3 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 40 847.6 400.1 369.8
Burglary 21 445.0 290.7 269.8
Larceny 112 2,373.4 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 148.3 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 140 2,966.7 2,007.4 1,954.4

Elberton 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 Elberton

40
Violent Crimes
847.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
129.22%
Above The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Elberton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elberton is 847.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 118.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elberton each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 129.22% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 111.86% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elberton

140
Property Crimes
2,966.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
51.80%
Above The National Average
  • There were 140 property crimes in Elberton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elberton is 2,966.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Elberton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 51.80% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 47.79% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Elberton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Anderson, SC 29,398 1,909 6,493.6 5,878.0 615.7
Winder, GA 19,401 385 1,984.4 1,633.9 350.5
Clemson, SC 18,174 395 2,173.4 1,947.8 225.6
Jefferson, GA 14,664 123 838.8 784.2 54.6
Toccoa, GA 9,218 345 3,742.7 3,373.8 368.8
Seneca, SC 8,964 251 2,800.1 2,141.9 658.2
Central, SC 5,335 96 1,799.4 1,780.7 18.7
Hartwell, GA 4,567 176 3,853.7 3,569.1 284.7
Calhoun Falls, SC 1,726 51 2,954.8 2,317.5 637.3
Iva, SC 1,154 75 6,499.1 5,719.2 779.9

Elberton SnackAbility

1
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
8.5
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