LaGrange, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In LaGrange, GA Summary

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

  • There were 1,615 total crimes committed in LaGrange the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,024.0 total crimes per 100K people in LaGrange.
  • The overall crime rate in LaGrange is 116.16% above the national average.
  • LaGrange ranks #215 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • LaGrange ranks #9,415 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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LaGrange Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in LaGrange is 5,024.0 per 100,000 people. That's 116.16% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 108.68% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
LaGrange
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,615 5,024.0 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 6 18.7 8.8 6.3
Robbery 34 105.8 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 137 426.2 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 211 656.4 400.1 369.8
Burglary 199 619.1 290.7 269.8
Larceny 1,109 3,449.9 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 96 298.6 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 1,404 4,367.6 2,007.4 1,954.4

LaGrange 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 LaGrange

211
Violent Crimes
656.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
77.50%
Above The National Average
  • There were 211 violent crimes in LaGrange in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in LaGrange is 656.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 152.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in LaGrange each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 77.50% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 64.06% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In LaGrange

1,404
Property Crimes
4,367.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
123.47%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,404 property crimes in LaGrange in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in LaGrange is 4,367.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 22.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in LaGrange each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 123.47% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 117.58% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around LaGrange

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Columbus, GA 204,986 6,111 2,981.2 2,350.9 630.3
Newnan, GA 43,932 1,429 3,252.8 2,039.5 1,213.2
Griffin, GA 23,862 1,176 4,928.3 3,591.5 1,336.9
Fayetteville, GA 19,619 497 2,533.3 2,370.2 163.1
Villa Rica, GA 17,094 464 2,714.4 2,445.3 269.1
Fairburn, GA 16,710 274 1,639.7 1,322.6 317.2
Valley, AL 10,475 438 4,181.4 3,665.9 515.5
Hampton, GA 8,308 69 830.5 686.1 144.4
Tyrone, GA 7,917 42 530.5 480.0 50.5
Bremen, GA 7,683 196 2,551.1 2,433.9 117.1

Lagrange SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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