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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

$3.00 million

Cost of Crime™ for McRae, GA

In 2025, crime will cost $2,535 per household.

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

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where McRae's combined rate is much higher than the norm. McRae sits in the 6th percentile, ahead of 6% of cities and behind 94%. The grade covers only McRae's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in McRae is 56.96 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 13 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 22 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of McRae, GA report the most crime, about 57 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 9 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in McRae, GA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in McRae for 2025 is $3,002,983, about $727 per resident and $2,535 per household. That equals 4.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

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

McRae, GA:	$727
Hapeville, GA:	$1576
Kathleen, GA:	$174
Georgia:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in McRae is $727 per year, which is $263 more than the national average and $277 more than Georgia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to McRae:

In Hapeville, GA, crime costs $1,576 per person, which is $849 more than in McRae.
In Kathleen, GA, crime costs $174 per person, which is $553 less than in McRae

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to McRae	Cost per McRae Resident
Murder	$680,489	$165
Rape/Sexual Assault	$137,914	$33
Robbery	$166,407	$40
Assault	$702,769	$170
Kidnapping	$47,814	$12
Vehicle Theft	$27,179	$7
Burglary	$203,281	$49
Theft	$650,516	$158
Arson	$7,748	$2
Vandalism	$214,985	$52
Animal Cruelty	$4,018	$1
Drug Crimes	$114,976	$28
Identity Theft	$44,886	$11
Total Cost of Crime	$3,002,983	$727

The Intangible Cost of Crime in McRae, 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 McRae totals $5,439,797 ($1,317 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $8,442,780 ($2,044 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 north 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 McRae has 2, do the same, and of McRae's 4,130 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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McRae 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 McRae residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.925
Robbery	1.281
Rape	0.5507
Murder	0.0877
Total Violent Crime	7.844 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	30.41
Vehicle Theft	0.4250
Burglary	5.427
Arson	0.0777
Total Property Crime	36.34 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1909
Drug Crimes	3.764
Vandalism	7.286
Identity Theft	1.404
Animal Cruelty	0.1315
Total "Other" Rate	12.78 (D)

Individual McRae Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Helena, GA	D-	D-	D
Scotland, GA	F	F	F
Jay Bird Springs, GA	C	D	C
Alamo, GA	D	D+	D-
Towns, GA	D-	D-	D-
Milan, GA	D-	F	D-
Chauncey, GA	B-	D	B-
Stuckey, GA	C-	D-	C
Godwinsville, GA	C-	D-	D+
Lumber City, GA	B-	C-	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

McRae 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
Meraux, LA	C	C-	C-
Mineral Ridge, OH	B-	A-	A-
Mine Hill, NJ	A	A+	A+
Milton, WA	D	D+	D+
Midway, UT	A-	A	A
Midland City, AL	C	C+	C+
Middletown, IN	A	A+	A+
Middleburg, PA	A	A-	A-
Mickleton, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Michigan Center, MI	B+	C	C

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

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