Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Savannah, GA Crime Grade
How Savannah 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Georgia
2/10
vs. Georgia cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Savannah, GA was 67.3 per 100,000 residents (163 incidents over a population of 242,372). That puts Savannah Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 77% below the Georgia statewide rate of 290.4.
That ranks Savannah #737 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 80% of them, and #12 of 90 in Georgia. Violent crime is up 114% year over year and down 85% over the last five years.
Savannah, GA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Georgia Grade
- A (2/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 67.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #737 of 3,771
- GA rank
- #12 of 90
- Safer than
- 80% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 114%
- 5-year change
- down 85%
- Population
- 242,372
- Reporting agency
- Savannah Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Savannah Police Department (FBI ORI GA0250300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Savannah, GA
Also known as
- Sawanna
- Sarannah
- Savanah
- Yamacraw
- Savana
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. Savannah (red), Georgia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Savannah vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2017 | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 462.7(1,124) | 405.3(982) | 439.1(1,036) | 31.4(76) | 67.3(163) |
| Murder | 14.4(35) | 11.6(28) | 14.4(34) | 9.5(23) | 9.9(24) |
| Rape | 41.2(100) | 35.1(85) | 42.0(99) | 14.9(36) | 9.5(23) |
| Robbery | 156.8(381) | 110.2(267) | 99.6(235) | 0.0(0) | 2.5(6) |
| Aggravated assault | 250.3(608) | 248.5(602) | 283.1(668) | 7.0(17) | 45.4(110) |
| Property crime | 3438.7(8,354) | 2465.1(5,972) | 2126.7(5,018) | 0.4(1) | 55.3(134) |
| Burglary | 549.5(1,335) | 364.9(884) | 245.0(578) | 0.4(1) | 5.8(14) |
| Larceny | 2494.8(6,061) | 1824.4(4,420) | 1607.5(3,793) | 0.0(0) | 49.5(120) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 386.9(940) | 270.8(656) | 263.6(622) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Savannah, 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 Savannah 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 Savannah calculated?
- Savannah'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 Savannah 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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