Sylvania, GA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Sylvania

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Sylvania_{/100k people}	Georgia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	116	n/a (estimate)	4,594	3,401	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Sylvania_{/100k people}	Georgia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	6.0	4.9
Rape	1	n/a	39.6	31.6	38.6
Robbery	1	n/a	39.6	119.9	101.9
Assault	28	n/a	1,108.9	220.8	237.8
Violent crime	30	n/a (estimate)	1,188	378	373
Burglary	19	n/a	752.5	649.8	491.4
Theft	65	n/a	2,574.3	2,113.3	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	2	n/a	79.2	259.2	220.2
Property crime	86	n/a (estimate)	3,406	3,022	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Sylvania is 61% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 12.59 daily crimes that occur in Sylvania.
Sylvania is safer than 4% of the cities in the United States.
In Sylvania you have a 1 in 22 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Sylvania has increased by 3%.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Sylvania

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Sylvania is 1 in 85

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Sylvania is 1 in 30

The chance of being a victim of crime in Sylvania is 1 in 22

Year Over Year Crime In Sylvania (per 100,000 people)

Sylvania police department

Item	Sylvania	Georgia	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	14	11,376	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	4.8	3.9	3.3

There are a total of 14 Sylvania police officers. This results in 4.8 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 20.9% greater than the Georgia average and 45.7% greater than the National average.

Sex offenders in Georgia

State	Total offenders	Georgia_/100K	National_/100K
Georgia	19,209	228	222

There are a total of 19,209 sex offenders in Georgia. This yields a total of 228 sex offenders in Georgia per 100,000 residents which is 3% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Rocky Ford, GA	166	548	4,380	4,928
Newington, GA	342	559	4,468	5,026
Hiltonia, GA	497	599	4,791	5,391
Sylvania, GA	2,565	1,188	3,406	4,594

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Blasdell, NY	2,565	223	942	1,165
Daleville, VA	2,565	62	589	651
Sale Creek, TN	2,564	226	1,084	1,309
Walters, OK	2,564	39	156	195
Chester, WV	2,564	143	854	997
Sylvania, GA	2,565	1,188	3,406	4,594

Source: The Sylvania, GA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.