Metter, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Metter, GA Summary

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

  • There were 101 total crimes committed in Metter the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,524.4 total crimes per 100K people in Metter.
  • The overall crime rate in Metter is 8.61% above the national average.
  • Metter ranks #149 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Metter ranks #7,520 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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Metter Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Metter is 2,524.4 per 100,000 people. That's 8.61% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 4.86% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Metter
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 101 2,524.4 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.8 6.3
Robbery 5 125.0 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 10 249.9 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 18 449.9 400.1 369.8
Burglary 29 724.8 290.7 269.8
Larceny 40 999.8 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 14 349.9 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 83 2,074.5 2,007.4 1,954.4

Metter 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 Metter

18
Violent Crimes
449.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
21.66%
Above The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Metter in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Metter is 449.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 222.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Metter each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 21.66% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 12.45% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Metter

83
Property Crimes
2,074.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
6.14%
Above The National Average
  • There were 83 property crimes in Metter in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Metter is 2,074.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Metter each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 6.14% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 3.34% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Metter

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hinesville, GA 35,443 1,159 3,270.0 2,649.3 620.7
Statesboro, GA 33,590 835 2,485.9 2,182.2 303.7
Rincon, GA 11,050 169 1,529.4 1,366.5 162.9
Vidalia, GA 10,656 628 5,893.4 5,142.6 750.8
Swainsboro, GA 7,517 182 2,421.2 1,968.9 452.3
Waynesboro, GA 5,576 198 3,550.9 2,708.0 842.9

Metter SnackAbility

2
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
6
Education
3
Commute
8.5
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