St. Marys, GA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 3%

Violent crime 3%

Property crime 2%

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}	St. Marys_{/100k people}	Georgia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,405 (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)	400 (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)	2,005 (estimate)	2,007	1,958

Key findings

St. Marys crime rates are 3% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in St. Marys are 3% higher than the national average
In St. Marys you have a 1 in 42 chance of becoming a victim of crime
St. Marys is safer than 28% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in St. Marys has decreased by 11%

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Daily Crime In St. Marys (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in St. Marys

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in St. Marys is 1 in 251

The chance of being a victim of property crime in St. Marys is 1 in 50

The chance of being a victim of crime in St. Marys is 1 in 42

Year Over Year Crime In St. Marys (per 100,000 people)

St. Marys police department

Item	St. Marys	Georgia	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	33	11,364	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.9	4.0	3.3

There are a total of 33 St. Marys police officers. This results in 1.9 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 51.7% less than the Georgia average and 41.3% less 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	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Fernandina Beach, FL	12,156	127	904	1,031
Woodbine, GA	1,681	173	869	1,042
Yulee, FL	12,217	378	1,740	2,117
Kingsland, GA	16,411	440	2,209	2,649
St. Marys, GA	17,853	400	2,005	2,405

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Arroyo Grande, CA	17,842	144	1,329	1,473
Sheridan, WY	17,866	83	1,316	1,399
Newburyport, MA	17,837	107	528	634
Gretna, LA	17,832	676	2,886	3,562
Rancho Mirage, CA	17,876	214	3,324	3,539
St. Marys, GA	17,853	400	2,005	2,405

Source: The St. Marys, 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.