Dougherty County, GA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	C-

Which crimes are included?

$44.6 million

Cost of Crime™ for Dougherty County, GA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,252 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Dougherty County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Dougherty County against the average US county, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Dougherty County sits in the 11th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 11% of counties and behind 89%. The grade covers only Dougherty County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Dougherty County is 6.909 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 78 in the central areas to 1 in 199 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Dougherty County, GA report the most violent crime, about 118 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 31 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Dougherty County, GA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Dougherty County is projected at $44,564,181 for 2025, about $528 per resident and $1,252 per household. That equals 1.9% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 38.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 49.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.3%

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

Dougherty County, GA:	$528
Fulton County, GA:	$415
Columbia County, GA:	$157
Georgia:	$267
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $528 per resident each year in Dougherty County, which is $269 more than the national average and $261 more than Georgia's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Dougherty County:

In Fulton County, GA, crime costs $415 per person, which is $113 less than in Dougherty County.
In Columbia County, GA, crime costs $157 per person, which is $371 less than in Dougherty County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Dougherty County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Dougherty County	Cost per Dougherty County Resident
Murder	$26.8 million	$318
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.37 million	$28
Robbery	$1.94 million	$23
Assault	$13.4 million	$159
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$44,564,181	$528

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Dougherty County, GA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Dougherty County totals $193,037,112 ($2,286 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $237,601,293 ($2,814 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Dougherty County, GA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the northwest part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Dougherty County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Dougherty County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.546
Robbery	0.7315
Rape	0.4622
Murder	0.1689
Total Violent Crime	6.909 (D-)

Individual Dougherty County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lee County, GA	A	B+	A
Worth County, GA	B	C+	B-
Terrell County, GA	D+	D-	D
Baker County, GA	C+	B-	D+
Mitchell County, GA	C	D+	C-
Calhoun County, GA	C	C+	D+
Turner County, GA	B	B-	B-
Sumter County, GA	D	D-	D-
Crisp County, GA	D+	D	D
Colquitt County, GA	B-	B-	C

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Dougherty County is higher versus other counties of the same size for violent 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
Floyd County, IN	A-	A-	A-
Chatham County, NC	B-	B	B
Chemung County, NY	B-	C-	C-
Cheshire County, NH	B+	A+	A+
Christian County, MO	A-	B+	B+
Clallam County, WA	C	C+	C+
Clearfield County, PA	A	A-	A-
Cole County, MO	B	B	B
Valencia County, NM	C	C-	C-
Lynchburg City, VA	C-	D+	D+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Dougherty County is less safe than the Georgia state average and less safe than the national average.

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