Crime in Sea Island, GA

Sea Island is a community of 349 in Glynn County, about 11 miles east of Brunswick · Updated November 2026

Is Sea Island, GA safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Sea Island has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 73% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 917 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

73% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Sea Island as a whole, and 27% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Sea Island scores 917.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 915 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 920 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Sea Island

Map of Sea Island shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
Click the map to explore
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Sea Island, GA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Sea Island, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


What stands out in Sea Island

Crime per resident runs higher than the grade. Sea Island draws many workers, shoppers and visitors: it has 40.1 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Crimes against them are counted against the few who live here, so crime per resident looks higher than the CrimeGrade™ suggests. The CrimeGrade™ counts everyone who spends time here.


Crime rates and types in Sea Island

CrimeGrade™ estimates Sea Island has about 60 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 61% more than the US as a whole and 65% more than Georgia.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Theft is the most common crime in Sea Island, about 47% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.060.05
RapeB+under 11.50.38
RobberyA+under 10.350.62
AssaultA515.412.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+under 11.82.4
TheftA1027.813.1
Vehicle theftA+under 12.22.7
ArsonA+under 10.080.12
VandalismA410.45.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


How Sea Island compares with nearby cities

Sea Island has less crime than 6 of its 10 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Sea IslandA917AA349
St. Simons 4 milesA882AA15,200
St. Simons Island 4 milesA+926A+A1,520
Harrington 5 milesA+953A+A+850
Country Club Estates 8 milesC+486CB9,190
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Jewtown 6 milesA855AA78
Jekyll Island 10 milesA908AA718
Dock Junction 10 milesB-552C+B8,670
Brunswick 11 milesB+762B+A-45,900
Darien 15 milesA+924AA+4,500
Meridian 16 milesA+956A+A+837

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Sea Island. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Sea Island has more crime than 94% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Sea IslandA917AA349
Augusta, MTA+988A+A+349
Thawville, ILA+988A+A+350
Polley, WIA+987A+A+349
Peadenville, TXA+980A+A+349
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Hopkinton, RIA+973A+A+350
Glenfawn, TXA+967A+A+350
Wikieup, AZA+963A+A+349
Hookersville, WVA+956A+A+349
Belcher Square, MAA+955A+A+349
Suttons, SCA+952A+A+350

What crime costs Sea Island

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Sea Island about $2,420 a year per household, about double the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $720,000 a year, or $2,063 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$40,000$113
Rape$33,000$93
Robbery$3,800$11
Assault$55,000$158
Burglary$5,700$16
Theft$50,000$143
Vehicle theft$12,000$34
Arson$670$2
Vandalism$26,000$73
Total$230,000$644

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Sea Island means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Sea Island

Schools in Sea Island, GA average a SchoolGrade of A: 49% of students test proficient, against 45% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Sea Island on SchoolGrade