State crime profile · 2024
Georgia Crime Rates: Safest & Most Dangerous Cities
Crime data for 187 cities and 104 of 159 counties in Georgia (GA), ranked safest to most dangerous from 662 reporting agencies.
Data updated 2026-08-24
- 299.6
- Violent / 100K
- 1,567.1
- Property / 100K
- 187
- Cities
- 104
- Counties
Georgia violent crime is 299.6 per 100,000, 15% below the U.S. average
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Georgia records 299.6 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 15% below the national average (about the 24th-safest of 51 states and D.C.). Statewide averages hide city and county variation; UCR participation is voluntary.
- 299.6 violent crimes per 100K
- -15% vs. the U.S. average
- 1,214 Columbus violent-crime reports, volume #1 of 38
- 1,203.5/100K East Point rate #1 (volume #6)
How safe is Georgia? FBI UCR data snapshot
Georgia (GA) reported 33,497 violent crimes and 175,221 property crimes in 2024, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program submissions from 662 law enforcement agencies. That translates to a statewide violent crime rate of 299.6 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 1567.1 per 100,000 against a reporting population of 11,180,878. The PlainCrime dataset indexes 187 Georgia cities and 104 counties, each with their own detail pages and local crime figures drawn from FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10.
The FBI's state-level summary reports violent and property crime as aggregate totals rather than broken out by individual offense type (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson). For an offense-by-offense breakdown, see the individual city and county pages for Georgia below, which draw on FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10 and do report each offense type separately.
Across 11 years of state-level UCR history (2014–2024), the violent crime rate moved from 370 to 299.6 per 100,000, a decline of 19%. City-level detail pages within Georgia include safety grades (A+ to F), benchmarks against national averages, per-capita risk estimates, and multi-year trend tables for users comparing specific jurisdictions. All figures above are drawn from FBI UCR 2024 submissions; reporting completeness varies by agency, and the FBI periodically restates prior-year figures as late submissions arrive.
How Georgia ranks nationally
Georgia vs. every U.S. state
Violent crime per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer.
300 Safer than 53% among 51 U.S. states
Each bar is a band of values; taller bars hold more U.S. states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024
Safest cities · Most dangerous cities · Crime trends
Crime Trends
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Rate | Property Crime | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11,180,878 | 33,497 | 299.6 | 175,221 | 1567.1 |
| 2023 | 11,029,227 | 37,288 | 338.1 | 192,697 | 1747.1 |
| 2022 | 10,912,876 | 39,667 | 363.5 | 177,537 | 1626.9 |
| 2021 | 10,799,596 | 35,591 | 329.6 | 160,286 | 1484.2 |
| 2020 | 10,710,017 | 27,918 | 260.7 | 139,316 | 1300.8 |
| 2019 | 10,617,423 | 27,665 | 260.6 | 204,088 | 1922.2 |
| 2018 | 10,519,475 | 33,236 | 315.9 | 259,385 | 2465.8 |
| 2017 | 10,429,379 | 32,262 | 309.3 | 255,440 | 2449.2 |
| 2016 | 10,310,371 | 39,326 | 381.4 | 308,505 | 2992.2 |
| 2015 | 10,214,860 | 36,521 | 357.5 | 302,017 | 2956.6 |
| 2014 | 10,097,343 | 37,363 | 370 | 333,838 | 3306.2 |
Cities in Georgia
Safest cities in Georgia
Cities with 25,000+ residents, lowest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Savannah 20
Savannah
20 /100K
- Peachtree City 22
Peachtree City
22 /100K
- Johns Creek 36
Johns Creek
36 /100K
- Woodstock 56
Woodstock
56 /100K
- Milton
Milton
94 /100K
- Pooler
Pooler
107 /100K
- Sandy Springs
Sandy Springs
139 /100K
- Perry
Perry
155 /100K
What this shows Savannah is the safest sizeable city in Georgia, at 20.3 violent crimes per 100,000.
Highest violent-crime cities in Georgia
Cities with 25,000+ residents, highest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- East Point
East Point
1,204 /100K
- Albany
Albany
824 /100K
- Rome
Rome
782 /100K
- Hinesville
Hinesville
687 /100K
- Warner Robins
Warner Robins
666 /100K
- LaGrange
LaGrange
631 /100K
- Chamblee
Chamblee
626 /100K
- Columbus
Columbus
604 /100K
What this shows East Point reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in Georgia, at 1,203.5 per 100,000.
Columbus recorded 1,214 violent-crime reports (#1 of 38) at 603.8 per 100,000 (rate #8). East Point recorded 460 (#6) at 1,203.5 per 100,000 (#1). These are FBI UCR 2024 agency submissions, not a personal risk forecast.
Volume #1 is not rate #1 among Georgia cities
Violent-crime rate per 100,000 for the count leader and the rate leader among cities with 25,000+ residents, FBI UCR 2024. Each tooltip identifies the relevant rate or volume rank; chart row is not a state rank.
- East Point
East Point
1,204 /100K
- Columbus
Columbus
604 /100K
What this shows Columbus recorded 1,214 violent-crime reports (#1 of 38) at 603.8 per 100,000 (rate #8). East Point recorded 460 (#6) at 1,203.5 per 100,000 (#1). These are FBI UCR 2024 agency submissions, not a personal risk forecast.
| City | Population | Violent / 100K | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savannah | 241,780 | 20.3 | - |
| Columbus | 201,061 | 603.8 | F |
| Athens-Clarke County | 129,765 | 406.1 | C |
| South Fulton | 112,441 | 470.5 | D |
| Sandy Springs | 105,580 | 139.2 | B |
| Roswell | 91,789 | 160.1 | A |
| Warner Robins | 85,900 | 665.9 | F |
| Johns Creek | 81,056 | 35.8 | A+ |
| Alpharetta | 67,788 | 249.3 | B |
| Albany | 66,169 | 823.6 | F |
| Marietta | 63,354 | 298.3 | C |
| Brookhaven | 58,329 | 303.5 | C |
| Smyrna | 56,700 | 227.5 | B |
| Valdosta | 54,896 | 555.6 | F |
| Dunwoody | 51,752 | 224.1 | C |
| Gainesville | 48,944 | 488.3 | D |
| Newnan | 45,655 | 552 | D |
| Milton | 41,603 | 93.7 | A |
| Peachtree City | 40,820 | 22 | A+ |
| Douglasville | 40,595 | 532.1 | F |
| Woodstock | 39,613 | 55.5 | A |
| Rome | 38,257 | 781.6 | F |
| East Point | 38,222 | 1,203.5 | F |
| Canton | 38,085 | 170.7 | A |
| Hinesville | 36,562 | 686.5 | F |
| Stockbridge | 35,352 | 384.7 | C |
| Kennesaw | 35,138 | 253.3 | B |
| Statesboro | 34,788 | 370.8 | C |
| Dalton | 34,537 | 243.2 | C |
| McDonough | 33,140 | 334.9 | C |
| LaGrange | 32,833 | 630.5 | F |
| Duluth | 32,511 | 169.2 | B |
| Chamblee | 32,423 | 626.1 | F |
| Lawrenceville | 31,160 | 324.1 | C |
| Pooler | 30,962 | 106.6 | A |
| Carrollton | 28,124 | 156.5 | B |
| Cartersville | 25,543 | 262.3 | C |
| Perry | 25,159 | 155 | B |
| Griffin | 24,238 | 965.4 | F |
| Decatur | 24,112 | 132.7 | B |
| Suwanee | 23,585 | 127.2 | B |
| Snellville | 22,586 | 186 | B |
| Acworth | 22,364 | 26.8 | A |
| Kingsland | 21,064 | 147.2 | A |
| Holly Springs | 20,625 | 4.8 | A+ |
| Fayetteville | 20,451 | 156.5 | B |
| Conyers | 20,274 | 374.9 | C |
| Winder | 20,117 | 198.8 | B |
| St. Marys | 19,882 | 291.7 | B |
| Forest Park | 19,232 | 572 | F |
| Richmond Hill | 19,051 | 115.5 | A |
| Thomasville | 18,457 | 661 | F |
| Norcross | 18,213 | 280 | C |
| Grovetown | 18,169 | 55 | A+ |
| Loganville | 17,366 | 63.3 | A |
| Fairburn | 16,784 | 101.3 | A |
| Jefferson | 16,643 | 36.1 | A+ |
| Lilburn | 16,426 | 176.5 | B |
| Milledgeville | 16,302 | 613.4 | F |
| Monroe | 16,241 | 320.2 | C |
| Braselton | 16,240 | 123.2 | A |
| Port Wentworth | 15,911 | 169.7 | B |
| Americus | 15,541 | 1,653.7 | F |
| Dallas | 15,276 | 98.2 | A |
| Covington | 14,825 | 647.6 | F |
| Moultrie | 14,546 | 1,161.8 | F |
| Bainbridge | 14,402 | 486 | F |
| College Park | 13,916 | 1,386.9 | F |
| Waycross | 13,644 | 1,033.4 | F |
| Flowery Branch | 12,402 | 72.6 | A |
| Locust Grove | 11,978 | 258.8 | C |
| Rincon | 11,833 | 84.5 | A |
| Doraville | 10,837 | 562.9 | F |
| Vidalia | 10,724 | 718 | F |
| Fort Oglethorpe | 10,679 | 149.8 | C |
| Auburn | 10,527 | 0 | A+ |
| Garden City | 10,363 | 810.6 | F |
| Cedartown | 10,338 | 367.6 | C |
| Cairo | 9,953 | 241.1 | C |
| Thomaston | 9,893 | 303.2 | C |
| Cordele | 9,762 | 1,106.3 | F |
| Hampton | 9,440 | 254.2 | B |
| Toccoa | 9,348 | 224.6 | C |
| Fitzgerald | 8,922 | 392.3 | D |
| Tyrone | 8,025 | 49.8 | A+ |
| Bremen | 7,879 | 101.5 | B |
| Oakwood | 7,029 | 170.7 | B |
| Temple | 6,836 | 58.5 | A |
| Eatonton | 6,661 | 120.1 | A |
| Stone Mountain | 6,505 | 538 | D |
| Morrow | 6,307 | 554.9 | F |
| Byron | 6,277 | 159.3 | A |
| Senoia | 6,263 | 16 | A+ |
| Eastman | 5,538 | 307 | D |
| Hiram | 5,492 | 218.5 | C |
| Sylvester | 5,379 | 204.5 | B |
| Jasper | 5,298 | 75.5 | A |
| Rockmart | 5,274 | 303.4 | C |
| Blakely | 5,178 | 791.8 | F |
| Madison | 5,154 | 135.8 | B |
Counties in Georgia
104 of 159 Census county-equivalents (65.4%) appear in FBI Table 10 for this vintage. Missing counties are absent from the FBI source for this year, not dropped by PlainCrime. See national county coverage and methodology.
Largest counties in Georgia, violent crime per 100K
Top 8 counties by population, violent crime per 100,000 residents. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Fulton 1
Fulton
1 /100K
- Gwinnett 2
Gwinnett
2 /100K
- Cobb 5
Cobb
5 /100K
- DeKalb 3
DeKalb
3 /100K
- Cherokee
Cherokee
68 /100K
- Forsyth 45
Forsyth
45 /100K
- Henry 4
Henry
4 /100K
- Hall
Hall
143 /100K
Nationwide peers for Georgia
Similar violent rate (~299.6/100K)
- Ohio · 292.8/100K violent
- Indiana · 308.5/100K violent
- Massachusetts · 308.8/100K violent
- Wisconsin · 279.6/100K violent
Similar property rate (~1,567.1/100K)
- Virginia · 1590.1/100K property
- South Dakota · 1535.5/100K property
- Alabama · 1622.1/100K property
- Minnesota · 1624.6/100K property
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Primary source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States annual release. State-level trends cross-check against the FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) API.
Population figures for rate calculations reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with Census.gov QuickFacts.
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