Long County, GA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Long County in green. The most dangerous areas in Long 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 Long County, GA Safe from Murder?

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US county. Long County is in the 84th percentile for safety, meaning 16% of counties are safer and 84% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Long County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Long County is 0.0385 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Long County generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Long County may be as high as 1 in 17,471 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 55,009 in the southwest part of the county.

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

How Long County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Long 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, Long 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 Long County, GA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Long County about $1,031,807 in 2025, or roughly $72 per resident. This is part of Long County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Long County, including every crime type and how Long 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 Long County's crime maps on the Long County overall crime page.

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Individual Long County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Liberty County, GA	B+	B	C+	C
Wayne County, GA	B	C+	B-	C-
Bryan County, GA	A+	A+	A+	A
Tattnall County, GA	C+	C+	C-	C-
McIntosh County, GA	B-	C	C-	B
Evans County, GA	B	B	B-	C+
Appling County, GA	B	C+	B-	B-
Chatham County, GA	C-	C	D+	C-
Brantley County, GA	A-	A-	A-	B
Glynn County, GA	B	C	B-	B

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Long 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
Franklin County, ID	B	B+	B+	A
Forest County, PA	A-	C+	C+	C-
Forest County, WI	B	B-	B-	C-
Fountain County, IN	A	A	A	C+
Franklin City, VA	D-	D+	D+	F
Franklin County, AR	F	F	F	D-
Franklin County, FL	B+	D+	D+	A-
Franklin County, GA	B-	B	B	B-
Franklin County, IA	B+	B+	B+	A
Ford County, IL	A	B+	B+	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Long County, GA average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Long County schools on SchoolGrade

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