Crime in Flowery Branch, Georgia

Flowery Branch's crime rate

There were 114 crimes reported in Flowery Branch, Georgia in 2018, the most recent year crime data is available for the city. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 1,469 incidents for every 100,000 people.

In September 2020, the FBI released crime figures for 2019, however, as a complete dataset for Flowery Branch was not included in that release, 2018 data is shown here.

How does Flowery Branch compare?

Flowery Branch has a lower overall crime rate than the vast majority of U.S. cities. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,580 incidents for every 100,000 people.

Flowery Branch's overall crime rate is 49% lower than the overall crime rate in Georgia. Statewide, there were 305,093 crimes reported in 2018, or 2,900 for every 100,000 people.

What types of crimes are being committed?

The FBI's crime rate includes seven crime categories: three property crimes -- larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft, and four violent crimes -- aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder.

Property crime

The vast majority of crimes in America are property crimes, accounting for 85% of total crimes in 2018. In Flowery Branch, however, property crimes account for only about 81% of all offenses.

Property crime is less prevalent in Flowery Branch than it is nationwide. There were 92 property crimes in Flowery Branch in 2018, or 1,186 for every 100,000 residents. Meanwhile, the national property crime rate is 2,200 incidents per 100,000 people.

Larceny

Larceny is by far the most common type of property crime in the U.S. It is also the most commonly committed type of property crime in Flowery Branch. There were 78 larcenies reported in Flowery Branch in 2018, or 1,005 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,595 per 100,000.

Burglary

There were 13 break-ins reported in Flowery Branch in 2018, or 168 for every 100,000 residents. For reference, there were 327 reported burglaries for every 100,000 people nationwide in 2018.

Motor Vehicle Theft

Across the United States, the annual motor vehicle theft rate is 229 for every 100,000 people. In Flowery Branch, meanwhile, there was just one reported motor vehicle theft in 2018, or 13 for every 100,000 people.

Violent crime

Violent crime accounts for a relatively small share of crimes nationwide. These offenses, which are generally more egregious than property crimes, account for about 15% of the more than 8.4 million offenses reported across the U.S. in 2018. In Flowery Branch, however, violent offenses account for a larger 19% share of all reported crime.

At 284 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Flowery Branch is below the national violent crime rate of 381 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Flowery Branch reported a total of 22 violent crimes in 2018.

Aggravated Assault

Aggravated assault is by far the most common type of violent crime reported in the U.S. It is also the most commonly reported violent offense in Flowery Branch. There were 22 aggravated assaults reported in Flowery Branch in 2018, or 284 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the rate is lower, standing at 247 aggravated assaults per 100,000 people.

Robbery

Robbery is the second most common type of violent crime in America, but there were no robberies reported in Flowery Branch in 2018. The national robbery rate was 86 per 100,000 in 2018.

Rape

There were 139,380 reported rapes nationwide in 2018, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people. In Flowery Branch in 2018, none were reported.

Murder

While there were 16,214 murders nationwide in 2018, none were reported in Flowery Branch in 2018.

Flowery Branch compared to other cities in Georgia

Flowery Branch has a lower crime rate than the vast majority of all comparable cities in Georgia. To be considered comparable, a city must have a complete 2018 FBI crime report and population of 5,000 or more.

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