What City in Georgia Has The Highest Burglary Rate?

A new national study reveals that Arlington, a small town in southwest Georgia, has the highest burglary rate in the state.

What’s Happening: Arlington recorded a burglary rate of 1.87 per 100 residents in 2023, according to a SafeWise study analyzing FBI crime data across the country.

The town has a population of about 1,200 people.

What’s Important: Burglars stole an average of $6,000 per incident in 2024, about five times more than victims lost in 2000.

Only 27 percent of Americans who take steps to protect their property use a home security system.

The Big Picture: The SafeWise study found that no place is too big or too small for burglaries. Among the nation’s most burglarized cities, 37 percent have populations over 15,000, while 33 percent have fewer than 1,000 residents.

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