Tifton has a population of 16,908. During the past three years, Tifton saw 3,689 arrests. For 2017, the Tifton's arrest rate totaled 771.23 per 10,000 residents. This increase of 143.64% makes Tifton higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 199 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Tifton also totaled 1,105 arrests for property crimes during 2017.
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Most of the city arrests fall into 21-30 age group - 36.7%, the least crimes have committed people between 71-80 - 0.4%.
Overall, Tifton had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Tifton averaged 199 violent crimes and 1,105 non-violent crimes.
The city of Tifton experienced 1,768 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 12 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 56 was for legacy rape and 41 was for revised rape. The robbery total was 558, and the aggravated assault total was 1,101.
It is situated in Tift county, Georgia with a total number of 49 employees - 9 female, 32 male officers and 8 civilians. Tifton PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is GA1370100, it belongs to the South Atlantic division in the South region with a region code of Region III.