Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2022
Brunswick, GA Crime Grade
How Brunswick grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Georgia — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Georgia
10/10
vs. Georgia cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2022, the violent crime rate in Brunswick, GA was 1392.5 per 100,000 residents (204 incidents over a population of 14,650). That puts Brunswick 250% above the U.S. rate of 398.1 and 256% above the Georgia statewide rate of 391.6.
That ranks Brunswick #3,746 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 1% of them, and #90 of 90 in Georgia. Violent crime is up 31% year over year and up 21% over the last five years.
Brunswick, GA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Georgia Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 1392.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,746 of 3,771
- GA rank
- #90 of 90
- Safer than
- 1% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 31%
- 5-year change
- up 21%
- Population
- 14,650
- Reporting agency
- Brunswick Police Department
- Data year
- 2022 · FBI UCR
Reported by Brunswick Police Department (FBI ORI GA0630100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Brunswick, GA
Also known as
- Port City
- Carrs Field
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Brunswick (red), Georgia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Brunswick vs. U.S., 2022 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 1148.1(184) | 1005.6(164) | 1030.3(170) | 1065.1(175) | 1392.5(204) |
| Murder | 12.5(2) | 18.4(3) | 24.2(4) | 12.2(2) | 20.5(3) |
| Rape | 62.4(10) | 30.7(5) | 60.6(10) | 24.3(4) | 109.2(16) |
| Robbery | 287.0(46) | 220.7(36) | 266.7(44) | 255.6(42) | 395.9(58) |
| Aggravated assault | 786.2(126) | 735.8(120) | 678.8(112) | 772.9(127) | 866.9(127) |
| Property crime | 5940.3(952) | 4764.2(777) | 5260.6(868) | 5276.6(867) | 5535.8(811) |
| Burglary | 1653.6(265) | 1201.8(196) | 1606.1(265) | 1071.1(176) | 737.2(108) |
| Larceny | 3881.2(622) | 3237.5(528) | 3375.8(557) | 3816.0(627) | 4416.4(647) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 405.6(65) | 312.7(51) | 266.7(44) | 359.1(59) | 382.3(56) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Brunswick, GA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Brunswick Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Brunswick calculated?
- Brunswick's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Georgia state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Georgia cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Brunswick Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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