Sylvester, GA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 26%

Violent crime 3%

Property crime 30%

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.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Sylvester_{/100k people}	Georgia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,127 (estimate)	2,717	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	6.2	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	27.5	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	75.0	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	232.0	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	392 (estimate)	341	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	372.1	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,779.8	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	223.9	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,734 (estimate)	2,376	2,110

Key findings

Sylvester crime rates are 26% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Sylvester are 3% higher than the national average
In Sylvester you have a 1 in 32 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Sylvester is safer than 24% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Sylvester has decreased by 6%

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The Sylvester crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Sylvester 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 Sylvester crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Daily Crime In Sylvester (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Sylvester

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Sylvester is 1 in 255

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

The chance of being a victim of crime in Sylvester is 1 in 32

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

Sylvester police department

Item	Sylvester	Georgia	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	26	11,364	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	4.1	4.0	3.3

There are a total of 26 Sylvester police officers. This results in 4.1 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 3.9% greater than the Georgia average and 26.5% 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}
Doerun, GA	723	0	1,195	1,195
Ty Ty, GA	1,015	190	1,325	1,515
Ashburn, GA	3,782	883	2,953	3,837
Omega, GA	1,111	573	3,276	3,849
Poulan, GA	867	505	3,517	4,022
Sumner, GA	428	511	3,559	4,070
Sycamore, GA	766	551	3,840	4,391
Sylvester, GA	6,108	392	2,734	3,127

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
East Farmingdale, NY	6,108	237	906	1,143
Loudoun Valley Estates, VA	6,109	68	534	602
Beardstown, IL	6,109	829	4,719	5,548
Rochester, IN	6,110	364	1,935	2,299
Glenarden, MD	6,110	64	866	930
Sylvester, GA	6,108	392	2,734	3,127

Source: The Sylvester, 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.