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

Crime per Capita in McDuffie County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for McDuffie County. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

McDuffie County, GA Map of Crime Rates
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B+

Overall Crime Grade™

C+
B
Other Crime Grade
A

$8.89 million

Cost of Crime™ for McDuffie County, GA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,076 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of McDuffie County 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 McDuffie County, GA Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where McDuffie County's combined rate is lower than the norm. McDuffie County sits in the 74th percentile, ahead of 74% of counties and behind 26%. The grade covers only McDuffie County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in McDuffie County is 22.77 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 33 in the central areas to 1 in 99 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of McDuffie County, GA report the most crime, about 127 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 12 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in McDuffie County, GA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in McDuffie County for 2025 is $8,893,964, about $408 per resident and $1,076 per household. That equals 1.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.6%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.5%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in McDuffie County Compared to Other Counties?

McDuffie County, GA: $408
Fulton County, GA: $687
Forsyth County, GA: $257
Georgia: $450
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in McDuffie County is $408 per year, which is $56 less than the national average and $41 less than Georgia's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to McDuffie County:
  • In Fulton County, GA, crime costs $687 per person, which is $279 more than in McDuffie County.
  • In Forsyth County, GA, crime costs $257 per person, which is $151 less than in McDuffie County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of McDuffie County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to McDuffie County
Cost per McDuffie County Resident
Murder
$3.34 million
$153
Rape/Sexual Assault
$651,874
$30
Robbery
$214,456
$10
Assault
$1.78 million
$82
Kidnapping
$232,057
$11
Vehicle Theft
$146,914
$7
Burglary
$438,611
$20
Theft
$1.23 million
$56
Arson
$36,418
$2
Vandalism
$487,230
$22
Animal Cruelty
$14,265
$1
Drug Crimes
$287,850
$13
Identity Theft
$41,307
$2
Total Cost of Crime
$8,893,964
$408

The Intangible Cost of Crime in McDuffie County, 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 McDuffie County totals $25,749,261 ($1,182 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $34,643,225 ($1,590 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 county 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 McDuffie County has 3, do the same, and of McDuffie County's 21,790 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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McDuffie County 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 McDuffie County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
2.841
Robbery
0.3129
Rape
0.4934
Murder
0.0815
Total Violent Crime
3.729 (C+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
10.89
Vehicle Theft
0.4354
Burglary
2.219
Arson
0.0692
Total Property Crime
13.61 (B)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1756
Drug Crimes
1.786
Vandalism
3.130
Identity Theft
0.2449
Animal Cruelty
0.0885
Total "Other" Rate
5.425 (A)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D
D
D-
A+
A
A
B+
F
A+
B+
C
B
B-
B
C-
D
C+
D-
C
C
C-
C+
D
C
F
D-
F
D-
D-
F

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

McDuffie County is lower versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B-
C
C
A-
B
B
B-
C-
C-
A-
B-
B-
D
C-
C-
D-
D
D
B+
A-
A-
D
C-
C-
A
A
A
B+
D
D

Considering only the crime rate, McDuffie County 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 McDuffie County, GA average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See McDuffie County schools on SchoolGrade

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