Photo: AtlChampion · CC BY-SA 4.0Atlanta reports more crime per resident than 94% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Atlanta’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D for safety: #111 of 132 graded towns in Georgia, and #261 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of GA” is every other Georgia city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Atlanta
2 of the 2 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 8 Georgia towns on Atlanta’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Sandy Springs (B−), South Fulton (D). Druid Hills, North Druid Hills, Candler-McAfee and Belvedere Park are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own. East Point and Hapeville reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Atlanta’s police reported 100 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 23.0 per 100,000 residents a year, 3.1 times the rest of Georgia (7.5) and 4.0 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: 2.7 times the rest of Georgia
114 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (647 reported in 2025), 2.7 times the rest of Georgia (42.8) and above all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Atlanta reports less crime per resident than 20% (#261). Places like it ↓
A job center
Atlanta has 513,609 jobs based in town for 529,110 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Atlanta’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Homicides and robberies
Atlanta’s police reported 100 homicides, 647 robberies and 3,850 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Georgia and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
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| Year | Atlanta | Rest of Georgia | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 33.9 | 8.5 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 26.4 | 8.0 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 23.8 | 7.7 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 19.0 | 6.8 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Atlanta | Rest of Georgia | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 143 | 50.8 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 120 | 50.7 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 100.0 | 44.0 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 123 | 34.6 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Georgia.
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| Year | Atlanta property | Rest of Georgia property | Atlanta violent | Rest of Georgia violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 37.5 | 22.6 | 8.4 | 4.4 |
| 2023 | 38.9 | 23.1 | 7.1 | 4.0 |
| 2024 | 35.5 | 19.4 | 6.0 | 3.4 |
| 2025 | 31.0 | 16.0 | 7.3 | 2.9 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 31 property crimes reported
And about 7 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
20,156 crimes reported in 2025
3,850 violent and 16,306 property, as reported to the FBI by Atlanta’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
123 of the 409 people who died in crashes on Atlanta’s roads in 2019–2023 were pedestrians
Atlanta had 371 fatal crashes in five years, in which 409 people died. 4 of those killed were cyclists. 140 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 16.2 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Georgia towns of 100,000+ people (14.1, 8 towns).
Among the 39 U.S. cities of 500,000 or more, Atlanta has the 31st lowest rate.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Atlanta and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | D | 6.8 | 35.1 |
| Druid Hills | — | — | — |
| South Fulton | D | 5.3 | 21.2 |
| Sandy Springs | B− | 1.3 | 14.7 |
| North Druid Hills | — | — | — |
| East Point | — | — | — |
| Candler-McAfee | — | — | — |
| Hapeville | — | — | — |
| Belvedere Park | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Druid Hills, North Druid Hills, Candler-McAfee and Belvedere Park are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own. East Point and Hapeville reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
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.
- One number for all of Atlanta. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Atlanta’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (525,939 in 2025); our figure for Atlanta is 529,110 (2025 Census estimate).
- 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 Atlanta
Is Atlanta, GA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Atlanta reports more crime per resident than 94% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #111 of 132 in Georgia. Its police reported 6.8 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.4 in the rest of Georgia and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Atlanta?
6.8 violent and 35.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Georgia reports 3.4 and 19.3; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Atlanta?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Atlanta in 2025?
Atlanta’s police reported 100 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 19.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Atlanta safer than South Fulton?
South Fulton reports less crime per resident than Atlanta: South Fulton grades D for safety and Atlanta D. South Fulton’s police reported 5.3 violent and 21.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Atlanta?
Atlanta’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Atlanta”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, 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.