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Jasper, GA crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Jasper is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 16 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Jasper is 1 in 61. Based on FBI crime data, Jasper is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Georgia, Jasper has a crime rate that is higher than 64% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Jasper to other communities of similar population, then Jasper crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Jasper does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Jasper does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Jasper.

For Jasper, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Jasper than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 2260, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Jasper's rate for property crime is 16 per one thousand population. This makes Jasper a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Jasper is one in 63.

Jasper Crime Data

total Crime Index

29

(100 is safest)


Safer than 29% of U.S. cities.

Jasper Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

2

72

74

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.44

15.93

16.37

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.44
3.67
National Median: 4
    Jasper
    Georgia

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 2,260

in Jasper

1 in 272

in Georgia

Jasper Violent Crimes

Population: 4,520
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 0 1 1
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.00 0.22 0.22

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
15.93
16.91
National Median: 20
    Jasper
    Georgia

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 63

in Jasper

1 in 59

in Georgia

Property Crimes

Population: 4,520
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 9 62 1
Rate per 1,000 1.99 13.72 0.22

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Jasper Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
9
19
National Median: 27.0
    Jasper
    Georgia