Griffin, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Griffin, GA Summary

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

  • There were 1,176 total crimes committed in Griffin the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,928.3 total crimes per 100K people in Griffin.
  • The overall crime rate in Griffin is 112.04% above the national average.
  • Griffin ranks #213 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Griffin ranks #9,380 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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Griffin Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Griffin is 4,928.3 per 100,000 people. That's 112.04% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 104.71% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Griffin
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,176 4,928.3 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 7 29.3 8.8 6.3
Robbery 9 37.7 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 289 1,211.1 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 319 1,336.9 400.1 369.8
Burglary 117 490.3 290.7 269.8
Larceny 661 2,770.1 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 79 331.1 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 857 3,591.5 2,007.4 1,954.4

Griffin 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 Griffin

319
Violent Crimes
1,336.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
261.51%
Above The National Average
  • There were 319 violent crimes in Griffin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Griffin is 1,336.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Griffin each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 261.51% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 234.14% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Griffin

857
Property Crimes
3,591.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
83.76%
Above The National Average
  • There were 857 property crimes in Griffin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Griffin is 3,591.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Griffin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 83.76% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 78.92% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Griffin

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
McDonough, GA 31,292 849 2,713.2 2,352.0 361.1
Fayetteville, GA 19,619 497 2,533.3 2,370.2 163.1
Locust Grove, GA 10,394 460 4,425.6 4,127.4 298.2
Hampton, GA 8,308 69 830.5 686.1 144.4
Barnesville, GA 6,449 37 573.7 480.7 93.0
Jackson, GA 5,361 109 2,033.2 1,809.4 223.8
Zebulon, GA 1,289 12 931.0 775.8 155.2

Griffin SnackAbility

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