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

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$112.9 million

Cost of Crime™ for Macon, GA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,741 per household.

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

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Macon's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Macon sits in the 14th percentile, ahead of 14% of cities and behind 86%. The grade covers only Macon's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Macon is 43.57 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 15 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 35 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Macon, GA report the most crime, about 1,360 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 103 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Macon, GA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Macon for 2025 is $112,884,012, about $673 per resident and $1,741 per household. That equals 2.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

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

Macon, GA:	$673
Hapeville, GA:	$1576
Kathleen, GA:	$174
Georgia:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Macon is $673 per year, which is $209 more than the national average and $224 more than Georgia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Macon:

In Hapeville, GA, crime costs $1,576 per person, which is $903 more than in Macon.
In Kathleen, GA, crime costs $174 per person, which is $499 less than in Macon

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Macon	Cost per Macon Resident
Murder	$38.3 million	$229
Rape/Sexual Assault	$5.66 million	$34
Robbery	$3.06 million	$18
Assault	$19.6 million	$117
Kidnapping	$3.35 million	$20
Vehicle Theft	$5.31 million	$32
Burglary	$5.90 million	$35
Theft	$18.5 million	$110
Arson	$271,664	$2
Vandalism	$8.62 million	$51
Animal Cruelty	$173,382	$1
Drug Crimes	$3.51 million	$21
Identity Theft	$627,856	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$112,884,012	$673

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Macon, 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 Macon totals $287,261,563 ($1,713 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $400,145,575 ($2,386 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 northwest 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 Macon has 23, do the same, and of Macon's 167,695 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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Macon 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 Macon residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.065
Robbery	0.5804
Rape	0.5571
Murder	0.1216
Total Violent Crime	5.324 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	21.28
Vehicle Theft	2.046
Burglary	3.882
Arson	0.0671
Total Property Crime	27.28 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.3299
Drug Crimes	2.827
Vandalism	7.191
Identity Theft	0.4837
Animal Cruelty	0.1398
Total "Other" Rate	10.97 (D+)

Individual Macon Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Payne, GA	F	F	F
Lizella, GA	A-	A	B+
Bolingbroke, GA	A-	A	B+
Franklinton, GA	C-	D	D
Gray, GA	B+	C+	B
Dry Branch, GA	C	C-	C-
James, GA	C+	F	A-
Smarr, GA	A	A-	B+
Musella, GA	C	C-	C-
Knoxville, GA	D	C	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Macon is higher 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
Roseville, CA	C+	C+	C+
Salisbury, NC	D+	D	D
Guaynabo, PR	D-	D-	D-
Hillsboro, OR	D	C	C
Hialeah, FL	B+	B	B
Hesperia, CA	D+	C-	C-
Hollywood, FL	C+	C-	C-
Greenwood, IN	C	A	A
Hagerstown, MD	D	D+	D+
Greenville, NC	F	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, Macon is less safe than the Georgia state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Macon, GA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 23% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Macon schools on SchoolGrade

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