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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$19.4 million

Cost of Crime™ for Tifton, GA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,403 per household.

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

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

The overall crime rate in Tifton is 37.83 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 15 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 59 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Tifton, GA report the most crime, about 270 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 75 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Tifton, GA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Tifton for 2025 is $19,401,333, about $535 per resident and $1,403 per household. That equals 1.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

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

Tifton, GA:	$535
Hapeville, GA:	$1576
Kathleen, GA:	$174
Georgia:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Tifton is $535 per year, which is $70 more than the national average and $85 more than Georgia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Tifton:

In Hapeville, GA, crime costs $1,576 per person, which is $1,042 more than in Tifton.
In Kathleen, GA, crime costs $174 per person, which is $360 less than in Tifton

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Tifton	Cost per Tifton Resident
Murder	$5.60 million	$154
Rape/Sexual Assault	$969,346	$27
Robbery	$473,058	$13
Assault	$4.28 million	$118
Kidnapping	$445,022	$12
Vehicle Theft	$230,759	$6
Burglary	$1.13 million	$31
Theft	$3.37 million	$93
Arson	$71,002	$2
Vandalism	$1.64 million	$45
Animal Cruelty	$27,585	$1
Drug Crimes	$970,793	$27
Identity Theft	$200,729	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$19,401,333	$535

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Tifton, 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 Tifton totals $43,030,471 ($1,186 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $62,431,804 ($1,720 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 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 Tifton has 7, do the same, and of Tifton's 36,296 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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Tifton 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 Tifton residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.104
Robbery	0.4143
Rape	0.4405
Murder	0.0821
Total Violent Crime	5.041 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	17.92
Vehicle Theft	0.4106
Burglary	3.418
Arson	0.0810
Total Property Crime	21.83 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2022
Drug Crimes	3.616
Vandalism	6.324
Identity Theft	0.7145
Animal Cruelty	0.1027
Total "Other" Rate	10.96 (D+)

Individual Tifton Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Phillipsburg, GA	C+	D+	C+
Sunsweet, GA	C-	B	D
Chula, GA	B+	B	B+
Ty Ty, GA	A-	A-	B+
Harding, GA	B-	D	B+
Enigma, GA	A-	B+	B+
Omega, GA	C	B-	D+
Sumner, GA	A-	A	B+
Crosland, GA	B	C+	C+
Lax, GA	D	C-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Tifton 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
Helena, MT	D+	D+	D+
Southlake, TX	D+	B-	B-
Ambler, PA	A-	A+	A+
Laguna Hills, CA	F	D-	D-
Kaysville, UT	C	B+	B+
Jacksonville, AR	D-	D-	D-
Indiana, PA	B+	B	B
Independence, KY	A-	A+	A+
Henderson, KY	C	B-	B-
Syracuse, UT	C	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Tifton 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 Tifton, GA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Tifton schools on SchoolGrade

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