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 2026-09-05

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

GA 0 1,100+ every state & DC, bucketed by value

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.

/100K

What this shows Savannah is the safest sizeable city in Georgia, at 20.3 violent crimes per 100,000.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024

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.

/100K

What this shows East Point reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in Georgia, at 1,203.5 per 100,000.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024

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.

/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.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024
Georgia's largest cities, violent vs. property crime. X axis violent crime per 100K, Y axis property crime per 100K, split by the national averages. 14 cities; the anchor is ringed. Georgia's largest cities, violent vs. property crime 18 889 Violent crime per 100K → 0 4,405 Property crime per 100K → Savannah Columbus Athens-Clarke C… South Fulton SAFEST HIGHEST CRIME PROPERTY-HEAVY VIOLENT-HEAVY Safety grade A / B C D / F
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are Georgia's statewide averages · the four largest cities are labeled
Read the chart as a list
  • Savannah: 20 violent, 0 property per 100,000 (grade )
  • Columbus: 604 violent, 2236 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Athens-Clarke County: 406 violent, 2276 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • South Fulton: 471 violent, 1908 property per 100,000 (grade D)
  • Sandy Springs: 139 violent, 1461 property per 100,000 (grade B)
  • Roswell: 160 violent, 1021 property per 100,000 (grade A)
  • Warner Robins: 666 violent, 2980 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Johns Creek: 36 violent, 537 property per 100,000 (grade A+)
  • Alpharetta: 249 violent, 1152 property per 100,000 (grade B)
  • Albany: 824 violent, 1608 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Marietta: 298 violent, 1811 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • Brookhaven: 304 violent, 2241 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • Smyrna: 228 violent, 1312 property per 100,000 (grade B)
  • Valdosta: 556 violent, 4079 property per 100,000 (grade F)
C

Georgia safety livability score: 57/100

Percentile-benchmarked against all 51 tracked states, 2024 FBI UCR data.

  • Violent crime rate

    299.6/100K · D (53th percentile)

  • Property crime rate

    1567.1/100K · C (61th percentile)

  • Murder rate

    N/A, dropped from score, weight redistributed

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
Showing the 100 largest of 187 reporting cities. Browse all 187 cities → Or see the safest and most dangerous rankings.

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.

/100K
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024
Atkinson
Baldwin
Barrow
Bartow
Ben Hill
Berrien
Bibb
Bleckley
Brooks
Bryan
Bulloch
Burke
Butts
Camden
Candler
Carroll
Catoosa
Chattooga
Cherokee
Clarke
Clay
Clinch
Cobb
Coffee
Columbia
Cook
Coweta
Crawford
Crisp
Dade
Dawson
Decatur
DeKalb
Dougherty
Douglas
Early
Effingham
Emanuel
Fannin
Fayette
Floyd
Forsyth
Fulton
Gilmer
Glascock
Glynn
Gordon
Grady
Greene
Gwinnett
Habersham
Hall
Haralson
Harris
Hart
Heard
Henry
Irwin
Jasper
Jefferson
Jones
Lanier
Laurens
Lee
Lowndes
Lumpkin
Madison
Marion
McDuffie
McIntosh
Meriwether
Mitchell
Monroe
Montgomery
Murray
Newton
Oconee
Paulding
Peach
Pickens
Pierce
Pike
Polk
Putnam
Rabun
Rockdale
Schley
Spalding
Sumter
Talbot
Tattnall
Thomas
Tift
Troup
Turner
Twiggs
Union
Upson
Walton
Ware
White
Whitfield
Wilkes
Worth

Nationwide peers for Georgia

Similar violent rate (~299.6/100K)

Similar property rate (~1,567.1/100K)

Nearby States

District Of Columbia
DC
Florida
FL
Hawaii
HI
Idaho
ID
Illinois
IL

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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.

Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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