Colquitt has an overall crime rate of 9 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Colquitt is 1 in 108. How does Colquitt fare compared to other communities in Georgia of all population sizes? Colquitt's crime rate is lower than approximately 47% of Georgia communities.

However, when you compare Colquitt to other communities of similar population, then Colquitt crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Colquitt does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Colquitt does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Colquitt.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Colquitt's violent crime rate is 2 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Colquitt is one in 645.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Colquitt; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 8 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.