Burglary per Capita in Morganton
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 Morganton residents.
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 Morganton residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of burglary in Morganton is about 1 in 545.
Burglary costs the average Morganton resident about $17 per year.
Crime Grade's burglary map shows the safest places in Morganton in green. The most dangerous areas in Morganton are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The B- grade means the rate of burglary is slightly lower than the average US city. Morganton is in the 57th percentile for safety, meaning 43% of cities are safer and 57% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Morganton's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of burglary in Morganton is 1.834 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Morganton generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of burglary in Morganton may be as high as 1 in 423 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 637 in the southwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more burglary occurs in the south parts of Morganton, GA: about 2 per year. The southeast part of Morganton has fewer cases of burglary with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the burglary rate in Morganton to the Georgia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Morganton, GA: | 1.834 |
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| Georgia: | 1.950 |
| USA: | 2.509 |
Considering only the burglary rate, Morganton is as safe as the Georgia state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Burglary is projected to cost the residents of Morganton about $80,114 in 2025, or roughly $17 per resident. This is part of Morganton's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Morganton, including every crime type and how Morganton compares to other cities.
Remember that burglary rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Morganton's crime maps on the Morganton overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
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B- | B | C+ | C+ | |
A- | A- | A | A- | |
C- | C- | D+ | C- | |
C+ | B | C | C- | |
C+ | C+ | C+ | B | |
C+ | B- | C+ | C+ | |
C+ | B | C | C+ | |
B+ | A | A- | B- | |
C | C | C- | D+ | |
C | D+ | C+ | B- |
Morganton is similar versus other cities of the same size for burglary. The table below compares burglary in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
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B | C- | C- | C+ | |
A | A | A | B+ | |
C- | C- | C- | D | |
A | A | A | A | |
C- | B- | B- | C | |
B | B- | B- | C | |
C- | B- | B- | B- | |
B- | D | D | B+ | |
A | A | A | A | |
A | A- | A- | A |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Morganton, GA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Morganton schools on SchoolGrade
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