Lavonia, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lavonia, GA Summary

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

  • There were 97 total crimes committed in Lavonia the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,470.0 total crimes per 100K people in Lavonia.
  • The overall crime rate in Lavonia is 92.33% above the national average.
  • Lavonia ranks #205 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Lavonia ranks #9,209 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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Lavonia Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lavonia is 4,470.0 per 100,000 people. That's 92.33% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 85.68% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lavonia
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 97 4,470.0 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.8 6.3
Robbery 1 46.1 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 368.7 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 9 414.7 400.1 369.8
Burglary 10 460.8 290.7 269.8
Larceny 71 3,271.9 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 322.6 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 88 4,055.3 2,007.4 1,954.4

Lavonia 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 Lavonia

9
Violent Crimes
414.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
12.15%
Above The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Lavonia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lavonia is 414.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 241.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lavonia each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 12.15% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 3.66% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lavonia

88
Property Crimes
4,055.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
107.50%
Above The National Average
  • There were 88 property crimes in Lavonia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lavonia is 4,055.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 24.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lavonia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 107.50% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 102.02% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lavonia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Gainesville, GA 44,314 1,480 3,339.8 2,782.4 557.4
Easley, SC 23,786 719 3,022.8 2,665.4 357.4
Clemson, SC 18,174 395 2,173.4 1,947.8 225.6
Braselton, GA 15,203 151 993.2 973.5 19.7
Jefferson, GA 14,664 123 838.8 784.2 54.6
Flowery Branch, GA 10,843 134 1,235.8 1,143.6 92.2
Toccoa, GA 9,218 345 3,742.7 3,373.8 368.8
Franklin Springs, GA 1,125 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Lavonia SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
7
Amenities
5
Education
5
Commute
6
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