Most Dangerous Cities in Georgia

Top 50 cities (≥10,000 pop) by highest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Americus at 1653.7/100K.

FBI UCR Highest-Crime Snapshot: Georgia

Georgia lists 50 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Americus at 1653.7/100K violent down to Port Wentworth at 169.7/100K on this highest-crime cut. That is a 1484/100K spread inside the elevated cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 531.4 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Americus reported 257 violent and 611 property offenses on a 15,541 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 3931.5/100K sits beside the 1653.7/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Americus, College Park, East Point, Moultrie, Waycross.

Americus offense desk

Americus's 2024 violent book concentrates in aggravated assault (89% of 257 Part I violent offenses; mix index 7,919).

Americus's violent rate rose 22.2% vs 2023 (1353.3 → 1653.7 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Georgia highest-crime list.

Americus violent offense mix (2024)

Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.

# Grade City Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
1 F Americus 15,541 1653.7/100K 3931.5/100K
2 F College Park 13,916 1386.9/100K 7344.1/100K
3 F East Point 38,222 1203.5/100K 6666.3/100K
4 F Moultrie 14,546 1161.8/100K 4908.6/100K
5 F Waycross 13,644 1033.4/100K 5027.9/100K
6 F Griffin 24,238 965.4/100K 3321.2/100K
7 F Albany 66,169 823.6/100K 1608/100K
8 F Garden City 10,363 810.6/100K 3213.4/100K
9 F Rome 38,257 781.6/100K 3194.2/100K
10 F Vidalia 10,724 718/100K 4671.8/100K
11 F Hinesville 36,562 686.5/100K 2431.5/100K
12 F Warner Robins 85,900 665.9/100K 2980.2/100K
13 F Thomasville 18,457 661/100K 3283.3/100K
14 F Covington 14,825 647.6/100K 3817.9/100K
15 F LaGrange 32,833 630.5/100K 4480.2/100K
16 F Chamblee 32,423 626.1/100K 3553/100K
17 F Milledgeville 16,302 613.4/100K 3275.7/100K
18 F Columbus 201,061 603.8/100K 2235.6/100K
19 F Forest Park 19,232 572/100K 2865/100K
20 F Doraville 10,837 562.9/100K 5222.8/100K
21 F Valdosta 54,896 555.6/100K 4078.6/100K
22 D Newnan 45,655 552/100K 1743.5/100K
23 F Douglasville 40,595 532.1/100K 4636/100K
24 D Gainesville 48,944 488.3/100K 2300.6/100K
25 F Bainbridge 14,402 486/100K 3145.4/100K
26 D South Fulton 112,441 470.5/100K 1907.7/100K
27 C Athens-Clarke County 129,765 406.1/100K 2276.4/100K
28 C Stockbridge 35,352 384.7/100K 2195.1/100K
29 C Conyers 20,274 374.9/100K 2476.1/100K
30 C Statesboro 34,788 370.8/100K 2239.3/100K
31 C Cedartown 10,338 367.6/100K 1992.6/100K
32 C McDonough 33,140 334.9/100K 2625.2/100K
33 C Lawrenceville 31,160 324.1/100K 2172.7/100K
34 C Monroe 16,241 320.2/100K 1631.7/100K
35 C Brookhaven 58,329 303.5/100K 2240.7/100K
36 C Marietta 63,354 298.3/100K 1810.5/100K
37 B St. Marys 19,882 291.7/100K 1136.7/100K
38 C Norcross 18,213 280/100K 2498.2/100K
39 C Cartersville 25,543 262.3/100K 1687.4/100K
40 C Locust Grove 11,978 258.8/100K 2963.8/100K
41 B Kennesaw 35,138 253.3/100K 845.2/100K
42 B Alpharetta 67,788 249.3/100K 1152.1/100K
43 C Dalton 34,537 243.2/100K 1902.3/100K
44 B Smyrna 56,700 227.5/100K 1312.2/100K
45 C Dunwoody 51,752 224.1/100K 3273.3/100K
46 B Winder 20,117 198.8/100K 1173.1/100K
47 B Snellville 22,586 186/100K 2072.1/100K
48 B Lilburn 16,426 176.5/100K 2276.9/100K
49 A Canton 38,085 170.7/100K 758.8/100K
50 B Port Wentworth 15,911 169.7/100K 1288.4/100K

Georgia overview · Safest cities · National most dangerous cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.