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.

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