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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$209,920

Cost of Crime™ for Shady Dale, GA

In 2025, crime will cost $692 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Shady Dale 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 Shady Dale, GA Safe?

The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Shady Dale's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Shady Dale sits in the 88th percentile, ahead of 88% of cities and behind 12%. The grade covers only Shady Dale's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Shady Dale is 13.16 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 41 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 125 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Shady Dale, GA report the most crime, about 3 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Shady Dale, GA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Shady Dale for 2025 is $209,920, about $237 per resident and $692 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Shady Dale Compared to Other Cities?

Shady Dale, GA:	$237
Hapeville, GA:	$1576
Kathleen, GA:	$174
Georgia:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Shady Dale is $237 per year, which is $227 less than the national average and $212 less than Georgia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Shady Dale:

In Hapeville, GA, crime costs $1,576 per person, which is $1,339 more than in Shady Dale.
In Kathleen, GA, crime costs $174 per person, which is $63 less than in Shady Dale

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Shady Dale	Cost per Shady Dale Resident
Murder	$63,442	$72
Rape/Sexual Assault	$25,793	$29
Robbery	$6,734	$8
Assault	$34,438	$39
Kidnapping	$9,985	$11
Vehicle Theft	$8,976	$10
Burglary	$11,535	$13
Theft	$20,580	$23
Arson	$1,233	$1
Vandalism	$11,286	$13
Animal Cruelty	$474	$1
Drug Crimes	$14,139	$16
Identity Theft	$1,305	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$209,920	$237

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Shady Dale, 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 Shady Dale totals $555,885 ($629 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $765,805 ($866 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 Shady Dale's 884 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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Shady Dale 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 Shady Dale residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.356
Robbery	0.2422
Rape	0.4812
Murder	0.0382
Total Violent Crime	2.118 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.495
Vehicle Theft	0.6557
Burglary	1.439
Arson	0.0578
Total Property Crime	6.647 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1863
Drug Crimes	2.162
Vandalism	1.787
Identity Theft	0.1907
Animal Cruelty	0.0725
Total "Other" Rate	4.399 (A-)

Individual Shady Dale Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Kelly, GA	B+	C+	B+
Maxwell, GA	B	B	C
Newborn, GA	A	B+	A
Machen, GA	B+	C	B
Pennington, GA	C+	C+	C
Mansfield, GA	B+	B	C+
Brownwood, GA	B	A-	C+
Godfrey, GA	A-	A	A-
Monticello, GA	B+	C+	B+
Bethel, GA	B+	B+	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Shady Dale 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
Barrettsville, GA	A-	C+	C+
Cade, LA	D	D-	D-
Craft, TX	D+	D+	D+
Crescent Lake, ME	B	A+	A+
Wheatland, IN	B+	B-	B-
White Rock, TX	C	C-	C-
Cardwell, MO	F	F	F
Benton, CA	D-	D-	D-
Cofield, NC	D-	D-	D-
Avery, CA	B+	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Shady Dale 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 Shady Dale, GA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Shady Dale schools on SchoolGrade

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