Thunderbolt, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Thunderbolt, GA Summary

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

  • There were 64 total crimes committed in Thunderbolt the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,546.8 total crimes per 100K people in Thunderbolt.
  • The overall crime rate in Thunderbolt is 9.58% above the national average.
  • Thunderbolt ranks #152 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Thunderbolt ranks #7,553 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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Thunderbolt Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Thunderbolt is 2,546.8 per 100,000 people. That's 9.58% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 5.79% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Thunderbolt
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 64 2,546.8 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.8 6.3
Robbery 4 159.2 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 318.3 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 12 477.5 400.1 369.8
Burglary 6 238.8 290.7 269.8
Larceny 40 1,591.7 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 238.8 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 52 2,069.2 2,007.4 1,954.4

Thunderbolt 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 Thunderbolt

12
Violent Crimes
477.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
29.13%
Above The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Thunderbolt in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Thunderbolt is 477.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 209.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Thunderbolt each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 29.13% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 19.35% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Thunderbolt

52
Property Crimes
2,069.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
5.88%
Above The National Average
  • There were 52 property crimes in Thunderbolt in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Thunderbolt is 2,069.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Thunderbolt each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 5.88% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 3.08% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Thunderbolt

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bluffton, SC 36,064 236 654.4 585.1 69.3
Pooler, GA 28,328 728 2,569.9 2,354.6 215.3
Richmond Hill, GA 18,421 218 1,183.4 1,026.0 157.4
Port Wentworth, GA 12,684 249 1,963.1 1,813.3 149.8

Thunderbolt SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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