Vidalia, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Vidalia, GA Summary

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

  • There were 628 total crimes committed in Vidalia the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,893.4 total crimes per 100K people in Vidalia.
  • The overall crime rate in Vidalia is 153.57% above the national average.
  • Vidalia ranks #225 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Vidalia ranks #9,590 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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Vidalia Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Vidalia is 5,893.4 per 100,000 people. That's 153.57% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 144.80% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Vidalia
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 628 5,893.4 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 3 28.2 8.8 6.3
Robbery 8 75.1 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 67 628.8 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 80 750.8 400.1 369.8
Burglary 86 807.1 290.7 269.8
Larceny 425 3,988.4 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 37 347.2 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 548 5,142.6 2,007.4 1,954.4

Vidalia 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 Vidalia

80
Violent Crimes
750.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
103.02%
Above The National Average
  • There were 80 violent crimes in Vidalia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Vidalia is 750.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 133.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Vidalia each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 103.02% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 87.64% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Vidalia

548
Property Crimes
5,142.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
163.13%
Above The National Average
  • There were 548 property crimes in Vidalia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Vidalia is 5,142.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 19.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Vidalia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 163.13% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 156.19% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Vidalia

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
Swainsboro, GA 7,517 182 2,421.2 1,968.9 452.3
Eastman, GA 5,538 287 5,182.4 4,676.8 505.6

Vidalia SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
7
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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