Safest Cities in Georgia

Top 50 cities (≥10,000 pop) by lowest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Holly Springs at 4.8/100K.

FBI UCR Safest-Cities Snapshot: Georgia

Georgia lists 50 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Holly Springs at 4.8/100K violent down to Athens-Clarke County at 406.1/100K on this cut. That is a 401.3/100K spread inside the safest cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 185.3 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Holly Springs reported 1 violent and 100 property offenses on a 20,625 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 484.8/100K sits beside the 4.8/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Holly Springs, Peachtree City, Acworth, Johns Creek, Jefferson.

Holly Springs offense desk

Holly Springs's violent rate fell 51.5% vs 2023 (10.0 → 4.8 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Georgia list.

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 A+ Holly Springs 20,625 4.8/100K 484.8/100K
2 A+ Peachtree City 40,820 22/100K 815.8/100K
3 A Acworth 22,364 26.8/100K 1202.8/100K
4 A+ Johns Creek 81,056 35.8/100K 536.7/100K
5 A+ Jefferson 16,643 36.1/100K 456.6/100K
6 A+ Grovetown 18,169 55/100K 198.1/100K
7 A Woodstock 39,613 55.5/100K 1024.9/100K
8 A Loganville 17,366 63.3/100K 881/100K
9 A Flowery Branch 12,402 72.6/100K 838.6/100K
10 A Rincon 11,833 84.5/100K 532.4/100K
11 A Milton 41,603 93.7/100K 449.5/100K
12 A Dallas 15,276 98.2/100K 582.6/100K
13 A Fairburn 16,784 101.3/100K 1042.7/100K
14 A Pooler 30,962 106.6/100K 1689.2/100K
15 A Richmond Hill 19,051 115.5/100K 1118.1/100K
16 A Braselton 16,240 123.2/100K 665/100K
17 B Suwanee 23,585 127.2/100K 3107.9/100K
18 B Decatur 24,112 132.7/100K 2268.6/100K
19 B Sandy Springs 105,580 139.2/100K 1460.5/100K
20 A Kingsland 21,064 147.2/100K 1106.2/100K
21 C Fort Oglethorpe 10,679 149.8/100K 2977.8/100K
22 B Perry 25,159 155/100K 1740.9/100K
23 B Carrollton 28,124 156.5/100K 1770.7/100K
24 B Fayetteville 20,451 156.5/100K 2542.7/100K
25 A Roswell 91,789 160.1/100K 1020.8/100K
26 B Duluth 32,511 169.2/100K 1193.4/100K
27 B Port Wentworth 15,911 169.7/100K 1288.4/100K
28 A Canton 38,085 170.7/100K 758.8/100K
29 B Lilburn 16,426 176.5/100K 2276.9/100K
30 B Snellville 22,586 186/100K 2072.1/100K
31 B Winder 20,117 198.8/100K 1173.1/100K
32 C Dunwoody 51,752 224.1/100K 3273.3/100K
33 B Smyrna 56,700 227.5/100K 1312.2/100K
34 C Dalton 34,537 243.2/100K 1902.3/100K
35 B Alpharetta 67,788 249.3/100K 1152.1/100K
36 B Kennesaw 35,138 253.3/100K 845.2/100K
37 C Locust Grove 11,978 258.8/100K 2963.8/100K
38 C Cartersville 25,543 262.3/100K 1687.4/100K
39 C Norcross 18,213 280/100K 2498.2/100K
40 B St. Marys 19,882 291.7/100K 1136.7/100K
41 C Marietta 63,354 298.3/100K 1810.5/100K
42 C Brookhaven 58,329 303.5/100K 2240.7/100K
43 C Monroe 16,241 320.2/100K 1631.7/100K
44 C Lawrenceville 31,160 324.1/100K 2172.7/100K
45 C McDonough 33,140 334.9/100K 2625.2/100K
46 C Cedartown 10,338 367.6/100K 1992.6/100K
47 C Statesboro 34,788 370.8/100K 2239.3/100K
48 C Conyers 20,274 374.9/100K 2476.1/100K
49 C Stockbridge 35,352 384.7/100K 2195.1/100K
50 C Athens-Clarke County 129,765 406.1/100K 2276.4/100K

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