Fitzgerald, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fitzgerald, GA Summary

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

  • There were 460 total crimes committed in Fitzgerald the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,133.9 total crimes per 100K people in Fitzgerald.
  • The overall crime rate in Fitzgerald is 120.89% above the national average.
  • Fitzgerald ranks #217 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Fitzgerald ranks #9,435 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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Fitzgerald Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fitzgerald is 5,133.9 per 100,000 people. That's 120.89% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 113.25% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fitzgerald
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 460 5,133.9 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 1 11.2 8.8 6.3
Robbery 2 22.3 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 95 1,060.3 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 102 1,138.4 400.1 369.8
Burglary 39 435.3 290.7 269.8
Larceny 291 3,247.8 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 28 312.5 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 358 3,995.5 2,007.4 1,954.4

Fitzgerald 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 Fitzgerald

102
Violent Crimes
1,138.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
207.84%
Above The National Average
  • There were 102 violent crimes in Fitzgerald in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fitzgerald is 1,138.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 87.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fitzgerald each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 207.84% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 184.53% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fitzgerald

358
Property Crimes
3,995.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
104.44%
Above The National Average
  • There were 358 property crimes in Fitzgerald in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fitzgerald is 3,995.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 25.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fitzgerald each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 104.44% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 99.04% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fitzgerald

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Moultrie, GA 14,454 788 5,451.8 4,614.6 837.1
Douglas, GA 11,762 35 297.6 204.0 93.5
Cordele, GA 9,929 643 6,476.0 4,763.8 1,712.2
Eastman, GA 5,538 287 5,182.4 4,676.8 505.6
Sylvester, GA 5,488 86 1,567.1 1,330.2 236.9
Cochran, GA 5,077 131 2,580.3 2,363.6 216.7
Ocilla, GA 3,714 84 2,261.7 1,696.3 565.4
Abbeville, GA 2,654 4 150.7 113.0 37.7
Broxton, GA 1,074 8 744.9 558.7 186.2
Enigma, GA 1,066 18 1,688.6 1,594.7 93.8

Fitzgerald SnackAbility

2
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
10
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