What is recorded in Belvedere Park, and why there is no grade
7 towns with a Safety Grade lie within 10 miles. The closest graded town is Decatur, 3 miles away, at C. Belvedere Park has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in DeKalb County. The DeKalb 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 Belvedere Park alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Belvedere Park
Policed by the county
Belvedere Park is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Belvedere Park. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Georgia towns with their own police figures are Decatur (C, 3 mi), Clarkston (D, 5 mi), Stone Mountain (C, 6 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Belvedere Park. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of DeKalb County without police of their own, which include Belvedere Park.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
Also reports crimes in DeKalb County to the FBI.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the DeKalb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur | C | 3 mi | 1.2 | 21.4 |
| Clarkston | D | 5 mi | 6.1 | 21.9 |
| Stone Mountain | C | 6 mi | 4.0 | 16.0 |
| Brookhaven | C− | 9 mi | 3.1 | 22.4 |
| Lithonia | C | 9 mi | 3.0 | 18.8 |
| Atlanta | D | 9 mi | 6.8 | 35.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Belvedere Park. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Belvedere Park.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
16 people died in crashes on Belvedere Park’s roads in 2019–2023
Belvedere Park had 16 fatal crashes in five years, in which 16 people died; 7 were pedestrians.
That is 22.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Georgia towns of 5,000–25,000 people (11.0, 121 towns).
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.
Belvedere Park and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur | C | 1.2 | 21.4 |
| Atlanta | D | 6.8 | 35.1 |
| Candler-McAfee | — | — | — |
| Avondale Estates | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Candler-McAfee is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Avondale Estates reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024.
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 Belvedere Park
Is Belvedere Park, GA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Belvedere Park. The nearest Georgia towns with a grade are Decatur (C, 3 mi), Clarkston (D, 5 mi), Stone Mountain (C, 6 mi).
Who polices Belvedere Park?
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office. Belvedere Park is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of DeKalb 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.