Swainsboro, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Swainsboro, GA Summary

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

  • There were 182 total crimes committed in Swainsboro the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,421.2 total crimes per 100K people in Swainsboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Swainsboro is 4.17% above the national average.
  • Swainsboro ranks #141 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Swainsboro ranks #7,347 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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Swainsboro Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Swainsboro is 2,421.2 per 100,000 people. That's 4.17% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 0.57% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Swainsboro
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 182 2,421.2 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 1 13.3 8.8 6.3
Robbery 1 13.3 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 30 399.1 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 34 452.3 400.1 369.8
Burglary 27 359.2 290.7 269.8
Larceny 118 1,569.8 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 39.9 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 148 1,968.9 2,007.4 1,954.4

Swainsboro 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 Swainsboro

34
Violent Crimes
452.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
22.31%
Above The National Average
  • There were 34 violent crimes in Swainsboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Swainsboro is 452.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 221.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Swainsboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 22.31% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 13.05% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Swainsboro

148
Property Crimes
1,968.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
0.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 148 property crimes in Swainsboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Swainsboro is 1,968.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Swainsboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 0.74% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -1.92% lower than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Swainsboro

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Statesboro, GA 33,590 835 2,485.9 2,182.2 303.7
Vidalia, GA 10,656 628 5,893.4 5,142.6 750.8
Waynesboro, GA 5,576 198 3,550.9 2,708.0 842.9
Sandersville, GA 5,540 36 649.8 523.5 126.4

Swainsboro SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
8
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