Clarkesville, GA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 2%

Violent crime 14%

Property crime 5%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Clarkesville_{/100k people}	Georgia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	45	n/a (estimate)	2,442	2,717	2,489
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	6.2	5.0
Rape	0	n/a	0.0	27.5	42.6
Robbery	0	n/a	0.0	75.0	81.6
Assault	8	n/a	434.1	232.0	250.2
Violent crime	8	n/a (estimate)	434	341	379
Burglary	13	n/a	705.4	372.1	340.5
Theft	23	n/a	1,248.0	1,779.8	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	1	n/a	54.3	223.9	219.9
Property crime	37	n/a (estimate)	2,008	2,376	2,110

Key findings

Clarkesville crime rates are 2% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Clarkesville are 14% higher than the national average
In Clarkesville you have a 1 in 41 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Clarkesville is safer than 25% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Clarkesville has not changed

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The Clarkesville crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Clarkesville as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Clarkesville crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Clarkesville

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Clarkesville is 1 in 231

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Clarkesville is 1 in 50

The chance of being a victim of crime in Clarkesville is 1 in 41

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

Clarkesville police department

Item	Clarkesville	Georgia	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	7	11,364	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	4.0	4.0	3.3

There are a total of 7 Clarkesville police officers. This results in 4.0 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 0.5% greater than the Georgia average and 22.3% greater than the National average.

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, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Clermont, GA	1,030	128	890	1,018
Demorest, GA	1,902	51	1,076	1,128
Mount Airy, GA	1,231	149	1,035	1,183
Alto, GA	1,043	0	1,273	1,273
Lula, GA	2,831	170	1,186	1,357
Cleveland, GA	3,750	190	1,323	1,512
Baldwin, GA	3,523	210	1,465	1,675
Clarkesville, GA	1,796	434	2,008	2,442

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Lusk, WY	1,796	325	520	846
Centerburg, OH	1,796	109	762	870
Mansura, LA	1,796	262	1,512	1,774
West Lawn, PA	1,796	129	593	722
Batavia, OH	1,796	179	2,083	2,262
Clarkesville, GA	1,796	434	2,008	2,442

Source: The Clarkesville, GA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. 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.