Coheelee Creek Covered Bridge · Photo: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0What is recorded in Cedar Springs, and why there is no grade
Cedar Springs has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Early County. The Early County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Cedar Springs alone, and no Safety Grade. The closest graded town is Donalsonville, 14 miles away, at B. Within a 25-mile drive lie 2 towns that have a grade.
What stands out about safety in Cedar Springs
Policed by the county
Cedar Springs is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Early County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Early County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Cedar Springs. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Georgia towns with their own police figures are Donalsonville (B, 14 mi), Blakely (D−, 15 mi), Bainbridge (D, 33 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Cedar Springs. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Early County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Early County without police of their own, which include Cedar Springs.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Early County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Georgia towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donalsonville | B | 14 mi | 1.6 | 8.8 |
| Blakely | D− | 15 mi | 12.6 | 21.3 |
| Bainbridge | D | 33 mi | 5.7 | 29.5 |
| Camilla | C | 49 mi | 2.2 | 17.5 |
| Pelham | D | 52 mi | 7.4 | 36.1 |
| Dawson | C+ | 53 mi | 4.1 | 7.6 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Cedar Springs. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Cedar Springs.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Cedar Springs and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Cedar Springs
Is Cedar Springs, GA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Cedar Springs. The nearest Georgia towns with a grade are Donalsonville (B, 14 mi), Blakely (D−, 15 mi), Bainbridge (D, 33 mi).
Who polices Cedar Springs?
The Early County Sheriff’s Office. Cedar Springs is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Early County without police of their own.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.