With a crime rate of 35 per one thousand residents, Cochran has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 29. Within Georgia, more than 88% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Cochran.
Importantly, when you compare Cochran to other communities of similar population, then Cochran crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Cochran 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 Cochran 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 Cochran.
From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Cochran occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Cochran; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 332. This equates to a rate of 3 per one thousand inhabitants.
Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the city, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Cochran experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.
In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Cochran is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Cochran, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 32, which is a rate of 32 per one thousand population.
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Cochran Annual Crimes
| Violent | Property | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of Crimes | 14 | 147 | 161 |
Crime Rate | 3.01 | 31.63 | 34.65 |
Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
20151050
3.01
3.67
National Median: 4
Cochran
Georgia
Chances of Becoming a Victim of aViolentCrime
1 in332
inCochran
1 in272
inGeorgia
Cochran Violent Crimes
Population:4,647
| Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.43 | 2.15 |
United States Violent Crimes
Population:333,287,557
| Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 21,156 | 133,294 | 220,450 | 893,980 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.40 | 0.66 | 2.68 |
Property Crime
Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
1007550250
31.63
16.91
National Median: 20
Cochran
Georgia
Chances of Becoming a Victim of aPropertyCrime
1 in32
inCochran
1 in59
inGeorgia
Property Crimes
Population:4,647
| burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 28 | 112 | 7 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 6.03 | 24.10 | 1.51 |
United States Property Crimes
Population:333,287,557
| burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 899,293 | 4,672,363 | 942,173 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 2.70 | 14.02 | 2.83 |
Cochran Crimes Per Square Mile
200150100500
34
19
National Median: 27.0
Cochran
Georgia
