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The Valdosta crime rate is higher than the Georgia average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #270

Valdosta, GA	2,767.44
Georgia	1,911.41
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Valdosta, GA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Valdosta, GA	Count	7	9	65	103	542	2,627	120	5
	Valdosta, GA	Per 100,000	12.3	15.8	114.3	181.1	953.2	4,620.0	211.0	8.8	2,354
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.7	21.4	123.0	218.4	756.9	2,258.4	266.0	NA	1,672
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2012	Valdosta, GA	Count	3	38	88	119	655	1,592	77	10
	Valdosta, GA	Per 100,000	5.3	67.1	155.4	210.2	1,156.9	2,811.9	136.0	17.7	2,209
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.9	21.4	125.6	226.0	874.9	2,248.0	287.7	NA	1,753
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Valdosta, GA	Count	5	27	102	134	815	1,598	87	10
	Valdosta, GA	Per 100,000	9.1	48.9	184.7	242.6	1,475.5	2,893.0	157.5	18.1	2,440
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.6	20.9	123.8	222.9	974.6	2,351.7	300.3	NA	1,823
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Valdosta, GA	Count	3	17	81	169	856	1,665	112	9
	Valdosta, GA	Per 100,000	5.9	33.3	158.5	330.8	1,675.5	3,259.0	219.2	17.6	2,586
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.8	21.6	127.7	248.2	998.4	2,329.3	312.8	NA	1,872
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Valdosta, GA	Count	9	36	85	119	729	2,012	121	10
	Valdosta, GA	Per 100,000	18.4	73.4	173.3	242.7	1,486.5	4,102.7	246.7	20.4	3,038
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.8	23.4	148.6	248.3	1,000.7	2,328.7	337.2	NA	1,926
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Valdosta, GA	Count	1	30	114	135	548	1,686	154	NA
	Valdosta, GA	Per 100,000	2.1	62.5	237.6	281.3	1,141.9	3,513.3	320.9	NA	2,591
	Georgia	Per 100,000	6.6	22.7	179.2	270.5	1,038.9	2,567.5	409.1	NA	2,117
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Valdosta, GA	Count	1	33	111	131	657	2,013	171	NA
	Valdosta, GA	Per 100,000	2.2	72.2	242.8	286.6	1,437.3	4,403.7	374.1	NA	3,051
	Georgia	Per 100,000	7.5	22.8	181.7	281.2	950.2	2,504.6	446.3	NA	2,105
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Valdosta, GA	Count	2	23	97	176	699	2,228	127	0
	Valdosta, GA	Per 100,000	4.3	49.3	207.9	377.2	1,498.2	4,775.3	272.2	0.0	3,079
	Georgia	Per 100,000	6.4	23.2	165.6	275.8	909.0	2,519.3	460.9	NA	2,051
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Valdosta, GA	Count	7	29	106	170	666	2,602	193	NA
	Valdosta, GA	Per 100,000	15.0	62.2	227.4	364.6	1,428.5	5,580.9	414.0	NA	3,558
	Georgia	Per 100,000	6.2	23.6	154.8	264.3	931.0	2,751.1	490.2	NA	2,106
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Valdosta, GA		-0.33
Georgia		7.00
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Valdosta, GA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2011	Valdosta, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Valdosta, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Valdosta, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Valdosta, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Valdosta, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Valdosta, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	1
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Valdosta, GA	2.73
Georgia	3.18
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Valdosta, GA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Valdosta, GA	Count	163	140	23
	Valdosta, GA	Per 100,000	286.7	246.2	40.4	2.66
	Georgia	Per 100,000	339.6	251.4	88.2	2.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Valdosta, GA	Count	163	138	25
	Valdosta, GA	Per 100,000	278.7	236.0	42.7	2.57
	Georgia	Per 100,000	369.2	273.0	96.2	3.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Valdosta, GA	Count	175	136	39
	Valdosta, GA	Per 100,000	309.1	240.2	68.9	2.75
	Georgia	Per 100,000	369.2	276.8	92.4	3.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Valdosta, GA	Count	164	143	21
	Valdosta, GA	Per 100,000	296.9	258.9	38.0	2.78
	Georgia	Per 100,000	377.9	278.1	99.9	3.28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Valdosta, GA	Count	165	144	21
	Valdosta, GA	Per 100,000	323.0	281.9	41.1	3.02
	Georgia	Per 100,000	379.4	284.5	94.9	3.32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Valdosta, GA	Count	153	133	20
	Valdosta, GA	Per 100,000	312.0	271.2	40.8	2.92
	Georgia	Per 100,000	380.3	273.4	106.8	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Valdosta, GA	Count	152	131	21
	Valdosta, GA	Per 100,000	316.7	273.0	43.8	2.95
	Georgia	Per 100,000	371.8	272.0	99.9	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Valdosta, GA	Count	154	134	20
	Valdosta, GA	Per 100,000	336.9	293.1	43.8	3.15
	Georgia	Per 100,000	375.9	272.2	103.7	3.24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Valdosta, GA	Count	139	127	12
2005	Valdosta, GA	Count	138	118	20