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

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$517,390

Cost of Crime™ for Gay, GA

In 2025, crime will cost $916 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Gay 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 Gay, 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 Gay's combined rate is lower than the norm. Gay sits in the 71st percentile, ahead of 71% of cities and behind 29%. The grade covers only Gay's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Gay is 17.76 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 52 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 60 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Gay, GA report the most crime, about 10 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Gay, GA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Gay for 2025 is $517,390, about $313 per resident and $916 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): 52.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.2%

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

Gay, GA:	$313
Hapeville, GA:	$1576
Kathleen, GA:	$174
Georgia:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Gay is $313 per year, which is $151 less than the national average and $137 less than Georgia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Gay:

In Hapeville, GA, crime costs $1,576 per person, which is $1,264 more than in Gay.
In Kathleen, GA, crime costs $174 per person, which is $139 less than in Gay

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Gay	Cost per Gay Resident
Murder	$162,047	$98
Rape/Sexual Assault	$53,799	$33
Robbery	$21,578	$13
Assault	$85,997	$52
Kidnapping	$21,251	$13
Vehicle Theft	$28,197	$17
Burglary	$32,688	$20
Theft	$69,093	$42
Arson	$2,994	$2
Vandalism	$24,767	$15
Animal Cruelty	$986	$1
Drug Crimes	$10,819	$7
Identity Theft	$3,174	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$517,390	$313

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Gay, 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 Gay totals $1,364,050 ($825 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,881,440 ($1,138 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 city holds few 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 do the same, and of Gay's 1,654 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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Gay 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 Gay residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.810
Robbery	0.4147
Rape	0.5364
Murder	0.0521
Total Violent Crime	2.814 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.066
Vehicle Theft	1.101
Burglary	2.179
Arson	0.0750
Total Property Crime	11.42 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2119
Drug Crimes	0.8843
Vandalism	2.096
Identity Theft	0.2479
Animal Cruelty	0.0806
Total "Other" Rate	3.521 (A)

Individual Gay Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Rocky Mount, GA	B	C+	C
Carmel, GA	B+	B-	B+
Pedenville, GA	A	A-	A-
Haralson, GA	A	B-	A
Luthersville, GA	B+	C	B-
Concord, GA	A+	A+	A+
Neal, GA	A+	B-	A+
Digbey, GA	A	B	A
Greenville, GA	B	B	B-
Primrose, GA	A-	B+	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Gay is lower 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
Bessemer, PA	A	A-	A-
Cassadaga, NY	A-	C+	C+
Cascade, MT	D+	D	D
Carlsbad, TX	D-	B	B
Thayer, KS	A-	B	B
Broaddus, TX	D	D	D
Bloomington Springs, TN	D+	D+	D+
Thor, SC	C-	C	C
Benedict, MD	B+	B	B
Bartelso, IL	A	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Gay 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 Gay, GA average SchoolGrade of F, with 17% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Gay schools on SchoolGrade

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