Lake City, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lake City, GA Summary

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

  • There were 81 total crimes committed in Lake City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,662.7 total crimes per 100K people in Lake City.
  • The overall crime rate in Lake City is 14.57% above the national average.
  • Lake City ranks #157 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Lake City ranks #7,707 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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Lake City Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lake City is 2,662.7 per 100,000 people. That's 14.57% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 10.60% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lake City
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 81 2,662.7 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.8 6.3
Robbery 3 98.6 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 164.4 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 8 263.0 400.1 369.8
Burglary 4 131.5 290.7 269.8
Larceny 46 1,512.2 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 23 756.1 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 73 2,399.7 2,007.4 1,954.4

Lake City 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 Lake City

8
Violent Crimes
263.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-28.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Lake City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lake City is 263.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 380.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lake City each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -28.88% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -34.27% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lake City

73
Property Crimes
2,399.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
22.79%
Above The National Average
  • There were 73 property crimes in Lake City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lake City is 2,399.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lake City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 22.79% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 19.55% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Lake City SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
10
Safety
8
Amenities
7
Education
3
Commute
8
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