Effingham, GA County has lower crime rates compared to the US average. The violent crime rate in Effingham County is 16.5, which is significantly below the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in Effingham County is 38.2, which is also lower than the US average of 35.4. This suggests that Effingham County is a relatively safe place to live compared with other parts of the country.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Effingham County violent crime is 16.5. (The US average is 22.7)
Effingham County property crime is 38.2. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of Effingham, Georgia does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Summerville, South Carolina. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Summerville, Georgia. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.