Macon County, GA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

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$4.93 million

Cost of Crime™ for Macon County, GA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,099 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Macon 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 Macon County against the average US county, where the rate is higher than the norm. Macon County sits in the 20th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 20% of counties and behind 80%. The grade covers only Macon County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Macon County is 5.570 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 152 in the southwest areas to 1 in 281 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Macon County, GA report the most violent crime, about 19 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Macon County, GA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Macon County is projected at $4,931,314 for 2025, about $435 per resident and $1,099 per household. That equals 1.6% 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): 38.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 49.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.4%

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

Macon County, GA:	$435
Fulton County, GA:	$415
Columbia County, GA:	$157
Georgia:	$267
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $435 per resident each year in Macon County, which is $177 more than the national average and $168 more than Georgia's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Macon County:

In Fulton County, GA, crime costs $415 per person, which is $20 less than in Macon County.
In Columbia County, GA, crime costs $157 per person, which is $278 less than in Macon County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Macon County	Cost per Macon County Resident
Murder	$2.98 million	$263
Rape/Sexual Assault	$312,500	$28
Robbery	$199,729	$18
Assault	$1.44 million	$127
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$4,931,314	$435

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Macon 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 Macon County totals $21,679,942 ($1,912 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $26,611,256 ($2,347 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Macon 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 southeast 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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Macon County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.415
Robbery	0.5600
Rape	0.4545
Murder	0.1399
Total Violent Crime	5.570 (D)

Individual Macon County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Schley County, GA	A+	A+	A+
Dooly County, GA	D-	D+	F
Taylor County, GA	B-	B	C-
Sumter County, GA	D	D-	D-
Peach County, GA	B+	C	B+
Crawford County, GA	B+	B	B
Houston County, GA	A-	B+	A-
Marion County, GA	A	A	B+
Crisp County, GA	D+	D	D
Pulaski County, GA	C+	D	C

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Macon 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
Crowley County, CO	D-	F	F
Tillman County, OK	D	D	D
Thurston County, NE	D-	C+	C+
Thomas County, KS	C	B-	B-
Thayer County, NE	C-	C	C
Teton County, MT	B-	B	B
Dakota County, NE	C	B	B
Custer County, SD	B	A-	A-
Custer County, MT	C-	C	C
Custer County, ID	C	B	B

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

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