Crime & Safety in Macon
Macon's crime picture is unusual within this dataset for showing real AGREEMENT between its two most-cited third-party sources, rather than the sharp disagreement seen in some other markets -- both CrimeGrade.org and NeighborhoodScout describe Macon as running meaningfully above national and state averages.
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Learn moreCrimeGrade's read
CrimeGrade.org cites a violent crime rate of 5.324 per 1,000 residents and a property crime rate of 27.28 per 1,000 in a typical year, assigning an overall safety grade of D- -- roughly the 14th percentile for safety nationally. Both the property-crime grade and the overall grade are D-.
NeighborhoodScout's read
NeighborhoodScout cites an overall crime rate of 49 per 1,000 residents, describing Macon as having "one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes," with roughly a 1-in-20 annual chance of being a victim of violent or property crime, and states more than 96% of Georgia communities have a lower crime rate.
These two sources agree in direction, which is itself worth noting
Unlike Katy, TX or Warner Robins (covered elsewhere in this dataset), where crime-data aggregators genuinely disagree on direction or severity, CrimeGrade and NeighborhoodScout agree here: both describe Macon as running above national and Georgia averages on crime. That agreement across two independently-methodologied sources is itself a meaningful signal, worth taking seriously rather than assuming it will resolve favorably with more data.
Check a specific address directly, and expect real block-level variance
As with any city, block-level variance is real and can be masked by any citywide statistic. Per site policy, no specific lower-rated area is named here; CrimeGrade notes that residents generally consider the city's northwest the safest, without singling out any specific area as unsafe. Check a specific address directly with both CrimeGrade.org and NeighborhoodScout before drawing conclusions about a particular neighborhood.
Key takeaways
- CrimeGrade.org cites Macon's violent crime rate at 5.324 per 1,000 residents and property crime at 27.28 per 1,000, with an overall D- safety grade (roughly 14th percentile nationally).
- NeighborhoodScout cites an overall crime rate of 49 per 1,000 residents, describing Macon as having "one of the highest crime rates in America" for a city its size, with more than 96% of Georgia communities rated safer.
- Unlike some markets in this dataset, these two independently-methodologied sources AGREE in direction here -- both describe Macon as running above national and state averages, a meaningful, consistent signal worth taking seriously.
- Check a specific address directly with both sources before drawing conclusions about any particular area. No specific lower-rated neighborhood is named here per site policy; residents generally consider the northwest the safest, per CrimeGrade.
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