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

Crime per Capita in Taliaferro County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Taliaferro 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.

 

Taliaferro County, GA Map of Crime Rates
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D

Overall Crime Grade™

C+
D-
Other Crime Grade
B-

$940,537

Cost of Crime™ for Taliaferro County, GA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,652 per household.

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

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Taliaferro County's combined rate is higher than the norm. Taliaferro County sits in the 20th percentile, ahead of 20% of counties and behind 80%. The grade covers only Taliaferro County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Taliaferro County is 43.83 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 18 in the southwest areas to 1 in 30 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Taliaferro County, GA report the most crime, about 15 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Taliaferro County, GA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Taliaferro County for 2025 is $940,537, about $595 per resident and $1,652 per household. That equals 2.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.8%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.2%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.0%

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

Taliaferro County, GA: $595
Fulton County, GA: $687
Forsyth County, GA: $257
Georgia: $450
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Taliaferro County is $595 per year, which is $131 more than the national average and $146 more than Georgia's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Taliaferro County:
  • In Fulton County, GA, crime costs $687 per person, which is $92 more than in Taliaferro County.
  • In Forsyth County, GA, crime costs $257 per person, which is $338 less than in Taliaferro County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Taliaferro County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Taliaferro County
Cost per Taliaferro County Resident
Murder
$326,936
$207
Rape/Sexual Assault
$57,753
$37
Robbery
$32,278
$20
Assault
$107,505
$68
Kidnapping
$18,861
$12
Vehicle Theft
$37,025
$23
Burglary
$30,558
$19
Theft
$221,036
$140
Arson
$3,082
$2
Vandalism
$52,109
$33
Animal Cruelty
$880
$1
Drug Crimes
$47,714
$30
Identity Theft
$4,800
$3
Total Cost of Crime
$940,537
$595

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Taliaferro 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 Taliaferro County totals $2,484,085 ($1,572 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,424,622 ($2,167 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 Taliaferro County has 1, do the same, and of Taliaferro County's 1,580 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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Taliaferro 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 Taliaferro County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
2.369
Robbery
0.6495
Rape
0.6028
Murder
0.1101
Total Violent Crime
3.732 (C+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
27.01
Vehicle Theft
1.513
Burglary
2.132
Arson
0.0808
Total Property Crime
30.74 (D-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1969
Drug Crimes
4.083
Vandalism
4.617
Identity Theft
0.3925
Animal Cruelty
0.0753
Total "Other" Rate
9.364 (B-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Taliaferro County is higher 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
D+
C
C
D
D-
D-
A+
A+
A+
C-
C-
C-
C-
B+
B+
B+
A
A
C+
D+
D+
A-
A-
A-
B-
B
B
C
C
C

Considering only the crime rate, Taliaferro County 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 Taliaferro County, GA average SchoolGrade of F, with 7% actual proficiency versus 11% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Taliaferro County schools on SchoolGrade

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