Summerville, GA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Summerville

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Summerville_{/100k people}	Georgia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	42	n/a (estimate)	946	3,402	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Summerville_{/100k people}	Georgia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	6.6	5.3
Rape	0	n/a	0.0	34.0	40.4
Robbery	1	n/a	22.5	118.4	102.8
Assault	0	n/a	0.0	238.5	248.5
Violent crime	1	n/a (estimate)	23	398	386
Burglary	2	n/a	45.0	614.4	468.9
Theft	39	n/a	878.0	2,130.1	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	0	n/a	0.0	259.9	236.9
Property crime	41	n/a (estimate)	923	3,005	2,451

The table above illustrates an overview of the annual crime reported in Summerville, GA. These figures on reported criminal activity in Summerville, GA, based on a reported crime per 100,000 citizens, is shown in order to compare these rates across disparate categories. You will notice that the crimes collected here, for comparison purposes, have been separated between violent crimes and those involving or threatening property. According to the annual crime data, the crime rate in Summerville, GA is 72% lower than the average of the whole of the state of Georgia, and when compared with the national average, is 67% lower than. When looking at violent crimes, Summerville, GA has 94% lower than violent crime rate than Georgia average, while remaining 94% lower than the national average. In property crime, Summerville, GA is 69% lower than the average of Georgia and is 62% lower than the national average.

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Summerville is 67% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 2.59 daily crimes that occur in Summerville.
Summerville is safer than 88% of the cities in the United States.
In Summerville you have a 1 in 106 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Summerville has decreased by 15%.

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Daily Crime In Summerville (per 100,000 people)

The chart above shows the number of daily crimes in Summerville, GA per 100,000 individuals. The total number of daily crimes is also reported for Georgia and on a national scale. In Summerville, GA the entire number of daily crimes is accurately recorded at 3.60 times less than the Georgia average and 3.00 times less than the national average. The typical number of daily violent crimes in Summerville, GA is 17.66 times less than the Georgia average and 17.16 times less than the calculated daily national average. With regards to recent property crimes, Summerville, GA has a constant daily crime rate that is 3.26 times less than the Georgia average and 2.66 times less than the overall daily national average.

How Safe is Summerville (higher is better)

When comparing the safety of Summerville, GA compared to every other city in Georgia as well as the entirety of the United States, the gauges found above illustrate that Summerville, GA ranks safer than 87% of every city located within Georgia along with 88% of the all the cities located in the United States. The results of these graphs are created after analyzing each of the cities in Georgia and in the United States as a whole. It is then established the total amount of cities that have a lower crime rate than Summerville, GA. As a result, Summerville, GA is ranked above average when compared to the majority of US cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Summerville

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Summerville is 1 in 4442

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Summerville is 1 in 109

The chance of being a victim of crime in Summerville is 1 in 106

Have you ever worried about your odds of becoming a crime victim in Summerville, GA? The above illustrations display your chances being the victim of property crimes, violent crimes, or either crime. In Summerville, GA your chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 4442. Types of violent crimes may include assault, robbery, rape, or murder. You also have a 1 in 109 chance of being the victim of a property crime such as vehicle theft, personal property theft, and burglary. Your overall risk of becoming a crime victim in Summerville, GA is 1 in 106.

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

The year over year change in crime helps to understand whether crime in Summerville, GA is on the rise or declining. Analysts use this measure in order to eliminate the effect of changes in crime by the season. Year over year change in crime is shown for violent, property and total crimes per 100,000 people in the graph above. Clearly, the violent crime rate in Summerville, GA has not changed, while the property crime rate in Summerville, GA has decreased by 16% year over year. Summing up the numbers, Summerville, GA has decreased by 15% with regards to total crimes year over year.

Summerville police department

Item	Summerville	Georgia	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	17	11,364	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	3.8	4.0	3.3

There are a total of 17 Summerville police officers. This results in 3.8 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 5.1% less than the Georgia average and 15.4% 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}
Mentone, AL	383	291	1,610	1,901
Trion, GA	2,273	231	1,741	1,972
Rome, GA	36,340	573	3,854	4,427
Gaylesville, AL	163	678	3,759	4,437
Menlo, GA	446	587	4,430	5,016
Lyerly, GA	443	612	4,617	5,228
Summerville, GA	4,408	23	923	946

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Lindstrom, MN	4,406	174	1,524	1,698
Wolverine Lake, MI	4,410	68	364	432
Ridge Wood Heights, FL	4,410	280	1,749	2,029
North Terre Haute, IN	4,411	337	2,153	2,490
Port LaBelle, FL	4,404	391	2,441	2,831
Summerville, GA	4,408	23	923	946

Source: The Summerville, GA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. 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.