Alston, GA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 40%

Violent crime 40%

Property crime 39%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Alston_{/100k people}	Georgia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,274 (estimate)	2,408	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	8.8	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	31.9	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	65.5	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	293.8	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	544 (estimate)	400	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	290.7	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,478.5	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	238.2	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,730 (estimate)	2,007	1,958

Key findings

Alston crime rates are 40% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Alston are 40% higher than the national average
In Alston you have a 1 in 31 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Alston is safer than 15% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Alston has decreased by 11%

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Daily Crime In Alston (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Alston

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Alston is 1 in 184

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Alston is 1 in 37

The chance of being a victim of crime in Alston is 1 in 31

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

Alston police department

Item	Alston	Georgia	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	11,364	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	4.0	3.3

Sex offenders in Georgia

State	Total offenders	Georgia_/100K	National_/100K
Georgia	23,117	275	266

There are a total of 23,117 sex offenders in Georgia. This yields a total of 275 sex offenders in Georgia per 100,000 residents which is 3% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Uvalda, GA	590	0	0	0
Lumber City, GA	1,271	0	722	722
Mount Vernon, GA	2,311	227	1,137	1,363
Lyons, GA	4,364	405	2,033	2,438
Santa Claus, GA	221	513	2,572	3,085
Ailey, GA	610	528	2,648	3,175
Higgston, GA	433	538	2,701	3,240
Alston, GA	154	544	2,730	3,274

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Exline, IA	154	458	2,558	3,016
Millersburg, IA	154	394	2,203	2,597
Butler, IL	154	669	2,447	3,116
Buck Creek, IN	154	415	2,068	2,484
Jalapa, IN	154	344	1,715	2,060
Alston, GA	154	544	2,730	3,274

Source: The Alston, GA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.