Candler-McAfee is policed by the county: what that means
The nearest town with a Safety Grade is Decatur, 3 miles away, graded C. A 10-mile radius takes in 6 places that are graded. Candler-McAfee 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 Candler-McAfee alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Candler-McAfee
Policed by the county
Candler-McAfee 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 Candler-McAfee. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Georgia towns with their own police figures are Decatur (C, 3 mi), Clarkston (D, 6 mi), Stone Mountain (C, 8 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Candler-McAfee. 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 Candler-McAfee.
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 | 6 mi | 6.1 | 21.9 |
| Stone Mountain | C | 8 mi | 4.0 | 16.0 |
| Forest Park | D | 9 mi | 7.0 | 31.0 |
| Atlanta | D | 9 mi | 6.8 | 35.1 |
| Lithonia | C | 10 mi | 3.0 | 18.8 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Candler-McAfee. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Candler-McAfee.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
13 people died in crashes on Candler-McAfee’s roads in 2019–2023
Candler-McAfee had 12 fatal crashes in five years, in which 13 people died; 3 were pedestrians. 3 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 12.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as 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.
Candler-McAfee and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | D | 6.8 | 35.1 |
| Panthersville | — | — | — |
| Belvedere Park | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Panthersville and Belvedere Park are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
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 Candler-McAfee
Is Candler-McAfee, GA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Candler-McAfee. The nearest Georgia towns with a grade are Decatur (C, 3 mi), Clarkston (D, 6 mi), Stone Mountain (C, 8 mi).
Who polices Candler-McAfee?
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office. Candler-McAfee 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.