Valdosta, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Valdosta, GA Summary

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

  • There were 1,469 total crimes committed in Valdosta the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,639.0 total crimes per 100K people in Valdosta.
  • The overall crime rate in Valdosta is 13.54% above the national average.
  • Valdosta ranks #156 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Valdosta ranks #7,672 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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Valdosta Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Valdosta is 2,639.0 per 100,000 people. That's 13.54% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 9.62% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Valdosta
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,469 2,639.0 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 14 25.2 8.8 6.3
Robbery 48 86.2 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 117 210.2 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 195 350.3 400.1 369.8
Burglary 90 161.7 290.7 269.8
Larceny 1,058 1,900.6 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 126 226.4 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 1,274 2,288.7 2,007.4 1,954.4

Valdosta 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 Valdosta

195
Violent Crimes
350.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-5.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 195 violent crimes in Valdosta in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Valdosta is 350.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 285.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Valdosta each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -5.27% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -12.44% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Valdosta

1,274
Property Crimes
2,288.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
17.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,274 property crimes in Valdosta in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Valdosta is 2,288.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Valdosta each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 17.10% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 14.01% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Valdosta

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Thomasville, GA 18,836 819 4,348.1 3,918.0 430.0
Moultrie, GA 14,454 788 5,451.8 4,614.6 837.1
Quitman, GA 4,097 70 1,708.6 1,440.1 268.5
Hahira, GA 3,442 16 464.8 319.6 145.3
Lake Park, GA 1,406 18 1,280.2 1,209.1 71.1
Remerton, GA 1,279 35 2,736.5 2,189.2 547.3

Valdosta SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
9
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