Study: Bibb County revealed as Georgia’s crime capital

The study, completed by Bader Scott, a personal injury law firm, analyzed 2022 data from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) on ten different categories of crime, including burglary, arson and murder.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County is now Georgia’s crime capital, according to new research.

The study, completed by Bader Scott, a personal injury law firm, analyzed 2022 data from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) on ten different categories of crime, including burglary, arson and murder.

Each county that is part of a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was analyzed on its total number of crimes compared against its population to reveal a rate of crimes per 1,000 people.

Macon-Bibb, which has a population of 156,960, has a crime rate of nearly 52.6 crimes per 1,000 residents.

In 2022, there were a total of 8,266 crimes recorded in the county. The most common was theft, while the second was aggravated assault.

Macon-Bibb had the highest crime rate in 2022 for seven of the ten crime categories.

DeKalb, Clarke, Muscogee and Fulton counties round out the top five.

The county with the lowest crime rate per 1,000 residents is Talbot.