Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Vidalia, GA Crime Grade
How Vidalia 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Georgia
8/10
vs. Georgia cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Vidalia, GA was 459.2 per 100,000 residents (50 incidents over a population of 10,888). That puts Vidalia 41% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 58% above the Georgia statewide rate of 290.4.
That ranks Vidalia #3,194 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 15% of them, and #64 of 90 in Georgia. Violent crime is down 36% year over year and down 48% over the last five years.
Vidalia, GA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Georgia Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 459.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,194 of 3,771
- GA rank
- #64 of 90
- Safer than
- 15% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 36%
- 5-year change
- down 48%
- Population
- 10,888
- Reporting agency
- Vidalia Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Vidalia Police Department (FBI ORI GA1380200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Vidalia (red), Georgia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Vidalia 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 880.2(92) | 741.4(79) | 952.3(101) | 718.0(77) | 459.2(50) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 28.2(3) | 18.9(2) | 37.3(4) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 57.4(6) | 18.8(2) | 37.7(4) | 74.6(8) | 18.4(2) |
| Robbery | 76.5(8) | 75.1(8) | 103.7(11) | 93.2(10) | 45.9(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 746.3(78) | 619.4(66) | 792.0(84) | 512.9(55) | 394.9(43) |
| Property crime | 4707.2(492) | 5227.1(557) | 5025.5(533) | 4699.7(504) | 3536.0(385) |
| Burglary | 832.4(87) | 816.4(87) | 509.1(54) | 624.8(67) | 523.5(57) |
| Larceny | 3540.0(370) | 4035.3(430) | 4092.0(434) | 3795.2(407) | 2727.8(297) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 315.7(33) | 347.2(37) | 396.0(42) | 261.1(28) | 238.8(26) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Vidalia, 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 Vidalia 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 Vidalia calculated?
- Vidalia'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 Vidalia 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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