Crime Safety Grade

C-

Atlanta, GA Crime Rate

Higher crime than 64% of U.S. cities

Safety varies across 269+ neighborhoods — see the safest areas below

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Is Atlanta Safe?

With an overall crime index of 122, Atlanta has a 22% higher crime rate than the national average. Your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime is 1 in 212. However, safety varies dramatically by neighborhood, with areas like Riverside earning an A+ grade while Harris Chiles rates F.

Crime Index Comparison

Atlanta
122
Georgia Avg
109
National Avg
100

100 = national average. Higher values indicate more crime.

Crime Index
122
22% above average
Violent Crime
118
18% above average
Property Crime
122
22% above average
Safe Areas
59%
Neighborhoods rated A or B

Your chance of violent crime in Atlanta

1 in 212

Property crime: 1 in 205

Where Is It Safe in Atlanta?

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Atlanta Crime Breakdown

Highest Risk
Vehicle Theft · 28% above avg
Lowest Risk
Robbery · 10% above avg
Crime Type Index vs National
Murder Violent 117 ▲ 17%
Assault Violent 127 ▲ 27%
Robbery Violent 110 ▲ 10%
Burglary Property 111 ▲ 11%
Larceny / Theft Property 126 ▲ 26%
Vehicle Theft Property 128 ▲ 28%

Violent vs Property Crime

Neighborhood Safety Distribution

All Atlanta Neighborhoods

# Neighborhood Grade Crime Index
1 Riverside A+ 9
2 Amberidge A+ 11
3 Springlake A+ 11
4 Old Vermont A+ 5
5 River Chase A+ 7
6 Argonne Forest A+ 17
7 Arden / Habersham A+ 35
8 Wyngate A+ 34
9 Woodfield A+ 18
10 Memorial Park A+ 16
11 Kingswood A+ 12
12 Randall Mill A+ 16
13 Margaret Mitchell A+ 15
14 Wesley Battle A+ 15
15 Tuxedo Park A+ 27
16 Spalding Lake A+ 33
17 West Paces Ferry / Northside A+ 15
18 Brandon A+ 49
19 Heards Ferry A+ 13
20 Wildwood (NPU-C) A+ 35
21 Underwood Hills A+ 16
22 Rivershore Estates A+ 16
23 Mountaire Springs A+ 18
24 Peachtree Heights East A+ 61
25 Riverview Palisades A+ 76
26 Northside Woods A+ 76
27 Londenberry A+ 72
28 Castlewood A+ 71
29 Haynes Manor A+ 86
30 Westover Plantation A 37
31 Druid Hills A 64
32 Fernleaf A 37
33 Ridgewood Heights A 37
34 Paces A 47
35 The Branches A 32
36 Lake Claire A 45
37 Mt. Paran / Northside A 54
38 North Riverside A 23
39 Peachtree Park A 97
40 Sherwood Forest A 95
41 Morningside / Lenox Park A 79
42 Marietta Street Artery / Bellwood A 20
43 Brookhaven A 89
44 South Tuxedo Park A 139
45 Westminster / Milmar A 106
46 Candler Park A 94
47 Ansley Park A 107
48 Chastain Park A 42
49 Mt. Paran Parkway A 70
50 Pleasant Hill A 122
51 East Chastain Park A 80
52 Lenox A 118
53 North Buckhead A 89
54 Hanover West A 62
55 Knight Park / Howell Station A 36
56 Georgia Tech A 29
57 Rebel Valley Forest A 57
58 Virginia Highland A 125
59 Peachtree Hills A 143
60 Blair Villa / Poole Creek A 97
61 Mount Vernon Woods A 133
62 Collier Hills A 92
63 High Point A 54
64 Inman Park A- 146
65 Garden Hills A- 87
66 Central Park A- 61
67 Huntcliff A- 85
68 Stewart Drive A- 129
69 Atwater A- 149
70 Bristol Hills A- 149
71 Carrington Place A- 55
72 Brookwood Hills A- 88
73 Fairburn Road / Wisteria Lane A- 18
74 Wisteria Gardens A- 18
75 Spalding Woods A- 96
76 Whittier Mill Village A- 123
77 Capitol View Manor A- 87
78 Poncey-Highland A- 150
79 Swallow Circle / Baywood A- 89
80 Atlanta University Center A- 39
81 Audobon Forest West A- 22
82 Regency Trace A- 68
83 Sandlewood Estates A- 68
84 Greenbriar Village A- 68
85 Chalet Woods A- 57
86 Riverside A- 135
87 Channing Valley A- 103
88 Cross Creek B+ 114
89 LaVista Park B+ 113
90 Roberts Drive B+ 118
91 Chosewood Park B+ 79
92 Peachtree Heights West B+ 145
93 Buckhead Forest B+ 108
94 Ormewood Park B+ 131
95 Boulevard Heights B+ 94
96 State Facility B+ 94
97 Ardmore B+ 121
98 Northwoods B+ 84
99 Ridgedale Park B+ 158
100 Cofield Park B+ 101
101 Brookwood B+ 120
102 Huntington B+ 85
103 Fairburn Tell B+ 85
104 Lake Estates B+ 85
105 Butner / Tell B+ 104
106 Fairburn B+ 122
107 Elmco Estates B+ 127
108 Midwest Cascade B+ 69
109 Venetian Hills B+ 101
110 Wilson Mill Meadows B+ 77
111 Audubon Forest B+ 68
112 Horseshoe Community B+ 57
113 Magnum Manor B+ 44
114 Grant Park B+ 120
115 Glenridge Hammond B 135
116 Merry Hills B 121
117 Buckhead Heights B 152
118 Underwood Hills B 138
119 Piedmont Heights B 154
120 Pine Hills B 124
121 Collier Hills North B 161
122 Cabbagetown B 168
123 Midtown B 165
124 Browns Mill Park B 122
125 Colonial Homes B 177
126 Baker Hills B 96
127 Ben Hill B 106
128 Ivan Hill B 99
129 Bankhead / Bolton B 147
130 Briar Glen B 129
131 Meadowbrook Forest B 129
132 Mt. Gilead Woods B 129
133 Woodland Hills B 154
134 Bush Mountain B 153
135 Atkins Park B 183
136 Cascade Heights B 96
137 Ridgecrest Forest B 109
138 Green Forest Acres B 79
139 Kings Forest B 130
140 Ben Hill Acres B 130
141 East Ardley Road B 45
142 Southwest B 92
143 East Atlanta B- 139
144 Berkeley Park B- 161
145 Reynoldstown B- 158
146 Buckhead Village B- 179
147 Benteen Park B- 147
148 Blandtown B- 173
149 Leila Valley B- 126
150 Lakewood B- 140
151 Kirkwood B- 133
152 Polar Rock B- 142
153 Westview B- 142
154 Adams Park B- 114
155 Cascade Road B- 139
156 Wildwood Forest B- 132
157 Westhaven B- 109
158 Fairway Acres B- 133
159 Hills Park B- 178
160 Moreland Park B- 168
161 Loring Heights C+ 137
162 Azalea Park C+ 173
163 Asbury Park C+ 172
164 Custer / McDonough / Guice C+ 159
165 Home Park C+ 131
166 Bolton C+ 162
167 Lindridge / Martin Manor C+ 165
168 Princeton Lakes C+ 121
169 Washington Park C+ 159
170 Oakland City C+ 160
171 Arlington Estates C 134
172 Boulder Park C 135
173 Virginia Park C 178
174 Oakland C 137
175 East Lake C 156
176 Lindbergh / Morosgo C 151
177 Capitol View C 161
178 The Villages at Castleberry Hill C 127
179 Lakewood Heights C 153
180 South River Gardens C- 153
181 Hunter Hills C- 160
182 Beecher Hills C- 141
183 Norwood Manor C- 156
184 Center Hill C- 154
185 Laurens Valley C- 147
186 Carroll Heights C- 146
187 Atlantic Station C- 168
188 Sylvan Hills C- 167
189 Betmar LaVilla C- 154
190 Brentwood C- 140
191 Grove Park D+ 163
192 Fairburn Heights D+ 158
193 Mozley Park D+ 157
194 Peyton Forest D+ 155
195 Mays D+ 135
196 Niskey Lake D+ 150
197 Pomona Park D+ 165
198 Florida Heights D+ 148
199 Green Acres Valley D+ 132
200 West Manor D+ 122
201 Collier Heights D+ 140
202 Dixie Hills D+ 177
203 Fort Valley D+ 163
204 Edgewood D+ 179
205 Old Fourth Ward D+ 170
206 Perkerson D+ 164
207 West End D 171
208 Sweet Auburn D 177
209 Glenrose Heights D 162
210 Greenbriar D 161
211 Penelope Neighbors D 170
212 Westwood Terrace D 167
213 Wildwood (NPU-H) D 155
214 Bakers Ferry D 186
215 Adair Park D 184
216 Hammond Park D 170
217 Monroe Heights D 174
218 Brookview Heights D 174
219 Old Gordon D- 174
220 Just Us D- 176
221 Atlanta Industrial Park D- 177
222 Pittsburgh D- 179
223 Ben Hill Forest D- 164
224 Campbellton Road D- 174
225 Adamsville D- 166
226 Harland Terrace D- 176
227 Ben Hill Terrace D- 170
228 Old Fairburn Village D- 170
229 Niskey Cove D- 170
230 Ashley Courts D- 170
231 Thomasville Heights D- 169
232 Heritage Valley D- 153
233 Cascade Green D- 153
234 Fairburn Mays D- 162
235 Summerhill D- 184
236 Castleberry Hill D- 174
237 English Avenue D- 191
238 Peoplestown D- 184
239 Bankhead D- 186
240 Chattahoochee D- 176
241 Fort McPherson F+ 195
242 Amal Heights F+ 179
243 High Point F+ 182
244 Joyland F+ 184
245 Ashview Heights F+ 182
246 Vine City F+ 181
247 English Park F+ 182
248 Bankhead Courts F+ 182
249 Orchard Knob F+ 182
250 Rosedale Heights F+ 182
251 Deerwood F+ 179
252 Tampa Park F+ 181
253 Mellwood F+ 181
254 Ben Hill Pines F+ 181
255 Rue Royal F+ 181
256 Carey Park F+ 186
257 Almond Park F+ 183
258 Rockdale F+ 192
259 Capitol Gateway F+ 191
260 West Highlands F+ 186
261 Carver Hills F+ 191
262 Scotts Crossing F 190
263 South Atlanta F 195
264 The Villages at Carver F 196
265 Mechanicsville F 194
266 West Lake F 185
267 Bolton Hills F 189
268 Lincoln Homes F 190
269 Harris Chiles F 197

Atlanta Crime by Zip Code

30327
A Index: 48
30338
A Index: 50
30305
A Index: 109
30306
A Index: 113
30319
A Index: 84
30328
A Index: 82
30342
A Index: 62
30307
A Index: 100
30360
A- Index: 96
30350
A- Index: 95
30345
A- Index: 97
30326
A- Index: 151
30332
A- Index: 20
30329
A- Index: 118
30346
A- Index: 115
30309
B+ Index: 142
30322
B+ Index: 54
30340
B+ Index: 102
30324
B+ Index: 140
30349
B+ Index: 96
30341
B+ Index: 130
30344
B Index: 129
30339
B Index: 136
30336
B Index: 104
30337
B- Index: 136
30316
B- Index: 133
30331
B- Index: 120
30317
C+ Index: 144
30318
C+ Index: 135
30354
C Index: 150
30308
C Index: 173
30315
C Index: 149
30312
C Index: 157
30313
C Index: 134
30310
C Index: 163
30311
C- Index: 130
30314
C- Index: 140
30363
C- Index: 168
30334
C- Index: 162
30303
D+ Index: 166
30304
D- Index: 164

Atlanta Demographics & Cost of Living

Population
5,151,500
Median Income
$64,179
Home Value
$310,078
Median Rent
$1,227
Home Ownership
45%

Racial Demographics

White
38.8%
Black
47.1%
Hispanic
10.3%
Asian
5.9%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the crime rate in Atlanta?
Atlanta has an overall crime index of 122, which is above the national average of 100. Approximately 59% of neighborhoods in Atlanta are rated A or B for safety.
Is Atlanta safe to live in?
Atlanta has a crime safety grade of C-. High crime rate. Safety varies significantly by neighborhood, so it is important to research specific areas before moving.
What are the safest neighborhoods in Atlanta?
The safest neighborhoods in Atlanta based on crime data include Riverside, Amberidge, Springlake, Old Vermont, and River Chase. These areas have the lowest crime indices in the city.
How does Atlanta crime compare to the national average?
Atlanta's overall crime index is 122 compared to the national average of 100, meaning crime is 22% higher than the typical US city.

Crime Statistics for Nearby Cities

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