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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

$7.19 million

Cost of Crime™ for Blairsville, GA

In 2025, crime will cost $765 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Blairsville 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 Blairsville, GA Safe?

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Blairsville's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Blairsville sits in the 53rd percentile, ahead of 53% of cities and behind 47%. The grade covers only Blairsville's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Blairsville is 22.98 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 19 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 72 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Blairsville, GA report the most crime, about 122 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 26 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Blairsville, GA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Blairsville for 2025 is $7,193,802, about $335 per resident and $765 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.2%

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

Blairsville, GA:	$335
Hapeville, GA:	$1576
Kathleen, GA:	$174
Georgia:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Blairsville is $335 per year, which is $129 less than the national average and $114 less than Georgia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Blairsville:

In Hapeville, GA, crime costs $1,576 per person, which is $1,241 more than in Blairsville.
In Kathleen, GA, crime costs $174 per person, which is $161 less than in Blairsville

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Blairsville	Cost per Blairsville Resident
Murder	$2.01 million	$94
Rape/Sexual Assault	$759,497	$35
Robbery	$286,738	$13
Assault	$1.13 million	$53
Kidnapping	$144,131	$7
Vehicle Theft	$180,010	$8
Burglary	$325,546	$15
Theft	$1.12 million	$52
Arson	$46,123	$2
Vandalism	$565,738	$26
Animal Cruelty	$15,437	$1
Drug Crimes	$526,028	$25
Identity Theft	$86,842	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$7,193,802	$335

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Blairsville, 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 Blairsville totals $17,392,908 ($810 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $24,586,710 ($1,146 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 east 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 Blairsville has 8, do the same, and of Blairsville's 21,463 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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Blairsville 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 Blairsville residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.832
Robbery	0.4247
Rape	0.5836
Murder	0.0498
Total Violent Crime	2.891 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.06
Vehicle Theft	0.5416
Burglary	1.672
Arson	0.0890
Total Property Crime	12.36 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1108
Drug Crimes	3.313
Vandalism	3.690
Identity Theft	0.5228
Animal Cruelty	0.0972
Total "Other" Rate	7.734 (C+)

Individual Blairsville Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Owltown, GA	C	D+	C+
Ivy Log, GA	A-	A-	A
Young Harris, GA	B	B	B+
Choestoe, GA	A	C	A+
Suches, GA	C	C	C-
Morganton, GA	B+	B-	B+
Hiawassee, GA	C+	C	C+
Mineral Bluff, GA	B-	B	C+
Mountain Scene, GA	B-	C-	B
Blue Ridge, GA	C-	C-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Blairsville 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
East Greenwich, RI	A-	A+	A+
Southbury, CT	B+	A+	A+
Saco, ME	B+	A+	A+
Mead Valley, CA	B-	C	C
Rockingham, NC	D-	D-	D-
Fort Bragg, NC	D-	D	D
Forked River, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Forest Lake, MN	B-	B+	B+
Fairwood, WA	D-	B-	B-
Fairfax Station, VA	A	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Blairsville 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 Blairsville, GA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Blairsville schools on SchoolGrade

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