Claxton, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Claxton, GA Summary

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

  • There were 128 total crimes committed in Claxton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,021.6 total crimes per 100K people in Claxton.
  • The overall crime rate in Claxton is 116.06% above the national average.
  • Claxton ranks #214 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Claxton ranks #9,412 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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Claxton Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Claxton is 5,021.6 per 100,000 people. That's 116.06% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 108.59% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Claxton
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 128 5,021.6 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 1 39.2 8.8 6.3
Robbery 1 39.2 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 431.5 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 15 588.5 400.1 369.8
Burglary 24 941.5 290.7 269.8
Larceny 82 3,216.9 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 274.6 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 113 4,433.1 2,007.4 1,954.4

Claxton 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 Claxton

15
Violent Crimes
588.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
59.13%
Above The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Claxton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Claxton is 588.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 169.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Claxton each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 59.13% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 47.08% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Claxton

113
Property Crimes
4,433.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
126.83%
Above The National Average
  • There were 113 property crimes in Claxton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Claxton is 4,433.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 22.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Claxton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 126.83% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 120.84% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Claxton

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
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
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
Glennville, GA 5,004 95 1,898.5 1,798.6 99.9

Claxton SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
8
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