Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Jefferson, GA Crime Grade
How Jefferson 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
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Georgia
1/10
vs. Georgia cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Jefferson, GA was 36.1 per 100,000 residents (6 incidents over a population of 16,643). That puts Jefferson 90% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 89% below the Georgia statewide rate of 324.5.
That ranks Jefferson #312 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 92% of them, and #5 of 90 in Georgia. Violent crime is down 34% year over year and down 51% over the last five years.
Jefferson, GA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- Georgia Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 36.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #312 of 3,771
- GA rank
- #5 of 90
- Safer than
- 92% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 34%
- 5-year change
- down 51%
- Population
- 16,643
- Reporting agency
- Jefferson Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Jefferson Police Department (FBI ORI GA0780200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Jefferson, GA
Also known as
- Jeffersonton
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. Jefferson (red), Georgia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Jefferson vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 72.9(9) | 93.5(12) | 61.4(9) | 55.0(9) | 36.1(6) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 7.8(1) | 0.0(0) | 6.1(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 8.1(1) | 15.6(2) | 13.6(2) | 6.1(1) | 18.0(3) |
| Robbery | 16.2(2) | 15.6(2) | 0.0(0) | 12.2(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 48.6(6) | 54.5(7) | 47.7(7) | 30.6(5) | 18.0(3) |
| Property crime | 1247.1(154) | 1114.3(143) | 784.2(115) | 635.9(104) | 480.7(80) |
| Burglary | 170.1(21) | 116.9(15) | 81.8(12) | 48.9(8) | 36.1(6) |
| Larceny | 987.9(122) | 903.9(116) | 600.1(88) | 538.0(88) | 408.6(68) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 89.1(11) | 85.7(11) | 102.3(15) | 42.8(7) | 30.0(5) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Jefferson, 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson calculated?
- Jefferson'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 Jefferson 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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