Photo: Tn8r8r · CC BY-SA 4.0College Park reports more crime per resident than almost every U.S. town
Violent crime here is higher than in 99% of U.S. towns; property crime, higher than in 100%. Recorded violent crimes ran at 14.9 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 71.8, against 3.9 and 21.3 in the rest of Georgia. That puts it at D− for safety, judged on crimes College Park’s police reported from 2023 to 2025. Per resident, the graded crimes were down 21% from 2023 to 2025.
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 College Park
1 of the 1 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 3 Georgia towns on College Park’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: South Fulton (D). East Point reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Union City has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
A job center
College Park has 61,008 jobs based in town for 13,887 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 College Park’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.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | College Park | Rest of Georgia | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15.6 | 4.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 17.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 13.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
College Park’s police reported 622 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 14.9 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.9 in the rest of Georgia and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | College Park property | Rest of Georgia property | College Park violent | Rest of Georgia violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 72.0 | 24.5 | 15.6 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 78.6 | 25.1 | 17.7 | 4.4 |
| 2024 | 73.4 | 21.3 | 13.9 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 63.4 | 17.9 | 13.0 | 3.5 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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.
Crime in College Park per 1,000 residents
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.
And about 13 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
1,068 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
182 violent and 886 property, as reported to the FBI by College Park’s police.
48 people died in crashes on College Park’s roads in 2019–2023
College Park had 42 fatal crashes in five years, in which 48 people died; 15 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 17 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 65.3 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.
College Park and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Park | D− | 14.9 | 71.8 |
| South Fulton | D | 5.3 | 21.2 |
| East Point | — | — | — |
| Union City | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. East Point reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Union City has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
Georgia towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Park | D− | 14.9 | 71.8 |
| Flowery Branch | B | 0.9 | 10.4 |
| Locust Grove | C− | 2.7 | 28.1 |
| Clarkston | D | 6.1 | 21.9 |
| Bainbridge | D | 5.7 | 29.5 |
| Waycross | D− | 7.7 | 46.4 |
The five graded Georgia towns closest to College Park’s population (13,887), by grade.
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.
- One number for all of College Park. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against College Park’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (13,983 in 2025); our figure for College Park is 13,887 (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 College Park
Is College Park, GA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, College Park reports more crime per resident than 100% of U.S. towns, a D− Safety Grade. Its police reported 14.9 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.9 in the rest of Georgia and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in College Park?
14.9 violent and 71.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Georgia reports 3.9 and 21.3; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is College Park safer than South Fulton?
South Fulton reports less crime per resident than College Park: South Fulton grades D for safety and College Park D−. South Fulton’s police reported 5.3 violent and 21.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices College Park?
College Park’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “College Park”. 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.