Watkinsville, GA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 62%

Violent crime 62%

Property crime 62%

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}	Watkinsville_{/100k people}	Georgia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	884 (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)	147 (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)	737 (estimate)	2,007	1,958

Key findings

Watkinsville crime rates are 62% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Watkinsville are 62% lower than the national average
In Watkinsville you have a 1 in 114 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Watkinsville is safer than 71% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Watkinsville has decreased by 11%

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Daily Crime In Watkinsville (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Watkinsville

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Watkinsville is 1 in 681

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Watkinsville is 1 in 136

The chance of being a victim of crime in Watkinsville is 1 in 114

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

Watkinsville police department

Item	Watkinsville	Georgia	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	7	11,364	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.4	4.0	3.3

There are a total of 7 Watkinsville police officers. This results in 2.4 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 39.2% less than the Georgia average and 26% 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}
Winterville, GA	1,050	135	675	810
Bogart, GA	1,127	148	741	889
North High Shoals, GA	848	220	1,104	1,325
Statham, GA	2,589	257	1,580	1,837
Bishop, GA	271	357	1,791	2,148
Arcade, GA	1,442	97	2,132	2,229
Arnoldsville, GA	391	426	2,139	2,565
Watkinsville, GA	2,872	147	737	884

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Ingalls Park, IL	2,872	239	875	1,114
Akron, NY	2,872	196	761	957
West Sand Lake, NY	2,872	160	620	780
Lake Nacimiento, CA	2,871	178	860	1,038
Brandenburg, KY	2,870	69	967	1,036
Watkinsville, GA	2,872	147	737	884

Source: The Watkinsville, 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.