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Augusta Faces 401 Severe Crimes, Earns Moderate 68% Safety Rating
HoodScore places the city at 68 percent, urging residents to balance affordability against documented offender counts.
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Augusta sits at a HoodScore of 68, a moderate-risk designation driven by 401 severe crimes and 674 medium-level offenses recorded since the start of 2025.
The rating arrives as families weigh housing costs against visible safety indicators, a calculation that shapes daily decisions from school routes to evening errands. Local leaders have not yet released a formal response to the latest figures, leaving residents to interpret the data on their own.
ZIP-level maps show the pattern spans multiple Augusta sections rather than clustering in one pocket, which complicates targeted patrols or community programs. City services continue routine checks, yet the absence of low-level crime entries in the dataset suggests reporting may focus on more serious incidents.
Offender Totals Paint a Clearer Picture
The same dataset lists 415 registered offenders in the area, including 217 tied to child-related cases, 118 linked to rape, and 80 connected to assault. These counts come directly from HoodScore’s aggregation of public records and place Augusta in a category where newcomers are advised to review addresses before signing leases.
Similar-sized cities in other states often publish parallel offender maps, allowing side-by-side checks that Augusta residents can now perform using the same public tool. The moderate label does not signal an emergency, yet it flags enough activity that routine precautions such as lighted walkways and neighborhood watch apps remain practical steps.
Next Steps for Residents
Anyone considering a move or already living here can pull a free neighborhood report from the HoodScore site in under a minute to cross-check specific blocks. Checking addresses against the offender registry before finalizing plans gives households a concrete way to match the published numbers to their own circumstances.
City hall meetings later this summer offer one venue to ask whether additional lighting or youth programs might address the medium-level offenses that dominate the current tally. Until then, the 68 score stands as the clearest public benchmark available for Augusta safety planning.