The Waycross, GA Metro Area has a higher than average rate of violent crime compared to the national average. With 28 violent crimes per 100,000 people, this is 6.3 points higher than the national average of 22.7 violent crimes per 100,000 people. The metro area also has a higher than average rate of property crime with 53.8666666666667 per 100,000 people compared to the U.S. average of 35.4 property crimes per 100,000 people. This means that residents in the Waycross metro area are more likely to be affected by both violent and property crime than most other places in the United States.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Waycross Metro Area violent crime is 28.0. (The US average is 22.7)
Waycross Metro Area property crime is 53.9. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of Waycross, Georgia does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Valdosta, Georgia. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Valdosta, Georgia. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.