Fayette County, GA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Fayette County in green. The most dangerous areas in Fayette County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Fayette County, GA Safe from Murder?

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US county. Fayette County is in the 76th percentile for safety, meaning 24% of counties are safer and 76% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Fayette County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Fayette County is 0.0463 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Fayette County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Fayette County may be as high as 1 in 18,469 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 29,412 in the southeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Fayette County, GA: about 1 per year. The southeast part of Fayette County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Fayette County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Fayette County to the Georgia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Fayette County is safer than the Georgia state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Fayette County, GA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Fayette County about $11,119,538 in 2025, or roughly $87 per resident. This is part of Fayette County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Fayette County, including every crime type and how Fayette County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Fayette County's crime maps on the Fayette County overall crime page.

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Individual Fayette County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Fayette County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Fayette County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Clayton County, GA	C	C+	C-	D+
Coweta County, GA	A	C	A	A-
Spalding County, GA	B-	C	C+	C
Henry County, GA	B+	B+	B	B+
Pike County, GA	A+	A-	A+	B
Douglas County, GA	B	B-	C+	C
Fulton County, GA	D+	C-	C-	D-
DeKalb County, GA	C-	C	C-	D-
Meriwether County, GA	B+	C+	B	C+
Lamar County, GA	B+	C	B-	C+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Fayette County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Allegan County, MI	A+	B	B	A-
San Juan County, NM	D	D-	D-	D-
Sebastian County, AR	D-	D-	D-	C
Comanche County, OK	C-	D	D	D-
Cochise County, AZ	B	C	C	C
Clarke County, GA	B+	B+	B+	C-
Clark County, IN	A-	A-	A-	B+
Chautauqua County, NY	B-	D+	D+	A
Carroll County, GA	B+	C+	C+	B
Calhoun County, AL	B-	C+	C+	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Fayette County, GA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 52% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Fayette County schools on SchoolGrade

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