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

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Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$286,531

Cost of Crime™ for Spence, GA

In 2025, crime will cost $852 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Spence 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 Spence, 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 Spence's combined rate is lower than the norm. Spence sits in the 83rd percentile, ahead of 83% of cities and behind 17%. The grade covers only Spence's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Spence is 14.43 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 61 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 77 in the north.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in Spence, GA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Spence for 2025 is $286,531, about $321 per resident and $852 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

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

Spence, GA:	$321
Hapeville, GA:	$1576
Kathleen, GA:	$174
Georgia:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Spence is $321 per year, which is $144 less than the national average and $129 less than Georgia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Spence:

In Hapeville, GA, crime costs $1,576 per person, which is $1,256 more than in Spence.
In Kathleen, GA, crime costs $174 per person, which is $146 less than in Spence

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Spence	Cost per Spence Resident
Murder	$86,348	$97
Rape/Sexual Assault	$19,775	$22
Robbery	$8,414	$9
Assault	$103,156	$115
Kidnapping	$8,402	$9
Vehicle Theft	$7,040	$8
Burglary	$9,071	$10
Theft	$21,416	$24
Arson	$1,714	$2
Vandalism	$7,835	$9
Animal Cruelty	$370	$0
Drug Crimes	$7,788	$9
Identity Theft	$5,201	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$286,531	$321

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Spence, 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 Spence totals $696,777 ($779 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $983,308 ($1,100 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 Spence's 894 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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Spence 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 Spence residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.018
Robbery	0.2992
Rape	0.3648
Murder	0.0514
Total Violent Crime	4.733 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.626
Vehicle Theft	0.5086
Burglary	1.119
Arson	0.0794
Total Property Crime	6.332 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1550
Drug Crimes	1.178
Vandalism	1.227
Identity Theft	0.7516
Animal Cruelty	0.0560
Total "Other" Rate	3.367 (A)

Individual Spence Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Capel, GA	B+	D	B+
Pelham, GA	D+	D+	D
Meigs, GA	B	C+	B-
Ochlocknee, GA	B+	B-	B-
Dawesville, GA	A-	A-	B-
Vada, GA	A-	B+	B+
Coolidge, GA	A-	B+	B+
Hartsfield, GA	C+	B+	D+
Hopeful, GA	B	C+	B-
Merrillville, GA	A-	A-	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Spence 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
Alba, MI	A	C-	C-
Parkland, OK	D-	B-	B-
Pulaski, GA	F	B	B
Preston, MS	C+	A-	A-
Prairie Home, MO	B+	B-	B-
Pointe a la Hache, LA	C	F	F
Point Hope, AK	F	F	F
Plessis, NY	B-	C+	C+
Pleasant Valley, GA	A-	B+	B+
Plantation, KY	C+	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, Spence 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 Spence, GA average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Spence schools on SchoolGrade

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