Oglethorpe County, GA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US county. Oglethorpe 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 Oglethorpe County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Oglethorpe County is 0.0459 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Oglethorpe County generally consider the north part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Oglethorpe County may be as high as 1 in 15,549 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 33,146 in the north part of the county.

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

How Oglethorpe County's Murder Rate Compares

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

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Oglethorpe County about $1,383,413 in 2025, or roughly $86 per resident. This is part of Oglethorpe County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Oglethorpe County, including every crime type and how Oglethorpe 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 Oglethorpe County's crime maps on the Oglethorpe County overall crime page.

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Individual Oglethorpe County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Clarke County, GA	B+	B+	C	C-
Madison County, GA	A	B	A-	B+
Oconee County, GA	A	A+	A-	B+
Elbert County, GA	B-	C+	C+	B-
Wilkes County, GA	C	C	C-	C
Greene County, GA	A-	B-	B	B-
Taliaferro County, GA	D	C+	D-	D
Morgan County, GA	A-	A-	B-	B
Jackson County, GA	A	A	B+	C+
Franklin County, GA	B-	B	C+	B-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Oglethorpe 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
Young County, TX	D-	D+	D+	C-
Bland County, VA	D-	B+	B+	B+
Bleckley County, GA	B+	C	C	C
Bledsoe County, TN	D-	C-	C-	D+
Boise County, ID	B+	D+	D+	A+
Bollinger County, MO	C-	C+	C+	D-
Bon Homme County, SD	C+	D	D	C-
Bond County, IL	B-	B+	B+	C-
Boone County, NE	D	C+	C+	B+
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK	F	F	F	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Oglethorpe County, GA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Oglethorpe County schools on SchoolGrade

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