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Valdosta Crime Rate Report (Georgia)

Valdosta crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 20 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Valdosta for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Valdosta in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 45.14% and the city property crime rate in Valdosta was higher than the national property crime rate average by 146.57%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Valdosta was higher than the violent crime rate in Georgia by 60.18% and the city property crime rate in Valdosta was higher than the property crime rate in Georgia by 168.53%.

Property and Violent Crime
Valdosta Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Valdosta Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Valdosta Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault182
Arson8
Burglary203
Larceny and Theft1,760
Motor Vehicle Theft146
Murder and Manslaughter4
Rape20
Robbery59
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)2,402
Property Crime2,109
Violent Crime265
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault177
Arson3
Burglary36
Larceny and Theft1,515
Motor Vehicle Theft146
Murder and Manslaughter8
Rape18
Robbery40
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,987
Property Crime1,694
Violent Crime243

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Valdosta Property Crime

Valdosta Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Valdosta Crime 2025

Valdosta Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Valdosta Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Valdosta Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Valdosta, Georgia crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Valdosta crime report data for 2026 was projected from 20 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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