The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Blackshear, GA: Crime Maps and Statistics

B-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	B

Which crimes are included?

$6.49 million

Cost of Crime™ for Blackshear, GA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,021 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Blackshear with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Blackshear, GA Safe?

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Blackshear's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Blackshear sits in the 56th percentile, ahead of 56% of cities and behind 44%. The grade covers only Blackshear's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Blackshear is 22.24 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 30 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 61 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Blackshear, GA report the most crime, about 79 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 19 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Blackshear, GA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Blackshear for 2025 is $6,486,758, about $390 per resident and $1,021 per household. That equals 1.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Blackshear Compared to Other Cities?

Blackshear, GA:	$390
Hapeville, GA:	$1576
Kathleen, GA:	$174
Georgia:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Blackshear is $390 per year, which is $74 less than the national average and $59 less than Georgia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Blackshear:

In Hapeville, GA, crime costs $1,576 per person, which is $1,186 more than in Blackshear.
In Kathleen, GA, crime costs $174 per person, which is $216 less than in Blackshear

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Blackshear for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Blackshear	Cost per Blackshear Resident
Murder	$2.08 million	$125
Rape/Sexual Assault	$454,420	$27
Robbery	$155,023	$9
Assault	$1.61 million	$97
Kidnapping	$248,698	$15
Vehicle Theft	$90,981	$5
Burglary	$263,681	$16
Theft	$838,676	$50
Arson	$35,180	$2
Vandalism	$307,046	$18
Animal Cruelty	$8,342	$1
Drug Crimes	$331,256	$20
Identity Theft	$68,159	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$6,486,758	$390

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Blackshear, GA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Blackshear totals $16,399,482 ($987 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $22,886,240 ($1,377 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The central part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Blackshear has 1, do the same, and of Blackshear's 16,621 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Blackshear Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Blackshear residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.371
Robbery	0.2965
Rape	0.4509
Murder	0.0665
Total Violent Crime	4.185 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.743
Vehicle Theft	0.3535
Burglary	1.749
Arson	0.0876
Total Property Crime	11.93 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2468
Drug Crimes	2.694
Vandalism	2.586
Identity Theft	0.5298
Animal Cruelty	0.0678
Total "Other" Rate	6.125 (B)

Individual Blackshear Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Blackshear is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Blackshear.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Waycross, GA	D+	D	D+
Dixie Union, GA	F	D-	F
Hoboken, GA	B-	C	C+
Patterson, GA	B+	B	B+
Raybon, GA	B	A	B
Millwood, GA	D+	C+	D
Trudie, GA	B+	A-	B+
Nahunta, GA	C+	B+	C+
Bickley, GA	A	A-	A+
Sand Hill, GA	D+	C-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Blackshear is similar versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Spring Branch, TX	C	B	B
Hanover, MA	B+	B	B
Hampton, NH	C+	A	A
Hampton Bays, NY	A-	B	B
Ham Lake, MN	A-	A+	A+
Sparta, WI	B-	B-	B-
Guntersville, AL	D	C-	C-
Gulf Shores, AL	C+	C+	C+
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI	C	C-	C-
Harrodsburg, KY	B-	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Blackshear is safer than the Georgia state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Blackshear, GA average SchoolGrade of B, with 47% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Blackshear schools on SchoolGrade

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