Baxley, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Baxley, GA Summary

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

  • There were 304 total crimes committed in Baxley the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,060.6 total crimes per 100K people in Baxley.
  • The overall crime rate in Baxley is 160.76% above the national average.
  • Baxley ranks #226 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Baxley ranks #9,610 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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Baxley Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Baxley is 6,060.6 per 100,000 people. That's 160.76% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 151.74% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Baxley
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 304 6,060.6 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 2 39.9 8.8 6.3
Robbery 4 79.7 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 29 578.1 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 39 777.5 400.1 369.8
Burglary 41 817.4 290.7 269.8
Larceny 210 4,186.6 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 14 279.1 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 265 5,283.1 2,007.4 1,954.4

Baxley 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 Baxley

39
Violent Crimes
777.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
110.25%
Above The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Baxley in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Baxley is 777.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 128.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Baxley each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 110.25% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 94.33% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Baxley

265
Property Crimes
5,283.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
170.32%
Above The National Average
  • There were 265 property crimes in Baxley in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Baxley is 5,283.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 18.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Baxley each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 170.32% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 163.19% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Baxley

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
Waycross, GA 13,630 740 5,429.2 4,541.5 887.7
Douglas, GA 11,762 35 297.6 204.0 93.5
Vidalia, GA 10,656 628 5,893.4 5,142.6 750.8
Hazlehurst, GA 4,079 121 2,966.4 2,770.3 196.1
Alma, GA 3,370 79 2,344.2 2,017.8 326.4

Baxley SnackAbility

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