What is the safest city in Georgia?

Based on 2024 FBI data, Douglas is the safest city in Georgia with a violent crime rate of 0.0 per 100,000 residents.

What is the most dangerous city in Georgia?

Americus has the highest violent crime rate in Georgia at 1653.7 per 100,000 residents in 2024.

How many cities in Georgia report crime data?

209 cities in Georgia reported crime data to the FBI in 2024.

Safest Cities in Georgia (2024)

Ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents from 2024 FBI data. Georgia has 209 cities reporting crime data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 325.7 per 100K.

209

Cities Tracked

0.0

Safest City Rate

198.8

Median City Rate

1653.7

Highest Rate

Top 25 Safest Cities in Georgia

#	City	Population	Property Rate	Grade
1	Douglas	11,677	316.9	A+
2	Auburn	10,527	532.0	A+
3	Gray	3,534	509.3	A+
4	Chickamauga	3,106	418.5	A+
5	Thunderbolt	2,535	512.8	A+
6	Oxford	2,291	436.5	A+
7	Brooklet	2,189	319.8	A+
8	Mount Zion	2,110	379.1	A+
9	Davisboro	1,943	0.0	A+
10	Franklin Springs	1,199	250.2	A+
11	Alto	1,005	298.5	A+
12	Kingston	968	103.3	A+
13	Buchanan	966	0.0	A+
14	Eton	852	0.0	A+
15	Blairsville	850	1764.7	A+
16	Danielsville	850	705.9	A+
17	Milner	828	0.0	A+
18	Patterson	770	0.0	A+
19	Blythe	769	0.0	A+
20	Canon	705	141.8	A
21	Helen	601	5158.1	A
22	Leary	495	0.0	A
23	Warwick	489	409.0	A
24	Alapaha	488	1024.6	A
25	Shiloh	429	7226.1	A

Most Dangerous Cities in Georgia

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Grade
1	Americus	15,541	1653.7	32.2	F
2	College Park	13,916	1386.9	64.7	F
3	East Point	38,222	1203.5	78.5	F
4	Moultrie	14,546	1161.8	13.8	F
5	Oglethorpe	951	1156.7	0.0	F
6	Cordele	9,762	1106.3	10.2	F
7	Waycross	13,644	1033.4	7.3	F
8	Griffin	24,238	965.4	12.4	F
9	Remerton	1,255	956.2	79.7	F
10	Louisville	2,288	874.1	0.0	F
11	Albany	66,169	823.6	25.7	F
12	Garden City	10,363	810.6	0.0	F
13	Blakely	5,178	791.8	19.3	F
14	Elberton	4,827	787.2	0.0	F
15	Rome	38,257	781.6	7.8	F

All 209 Cities in Georgia

Complete list ranked from safest to most dangerous.

Show all 209 cities

#	City	Pop.	Violent Rate	Grade
1	Douglas	11,677	0.0	A+
2	Auburn	10,527	0.0	A+
3	Gray	3,534	0.0	A+
4	Chickamauga	3,106	0.0	A+
5	Thunderbolt	2,535	0.0	A+
6	Oxford	2,291	0.0	A+
7	Brooklet	2,189	0.0	A+
8	Mount Zion	2,110	0.0	A+
9	Davisboro	1,943	0.0	A+
10	Franklin Springs	1,199	0.0	A+
11	Alto	1,005	0.0	A+
12	Kingston	968	0.0	A+
13	Buchanan	966	0.0	A+
14	Eton	852	0.0	A+
15	Blairsville	850	0.0	A+
16	Danielsville	850	0.0	A+
17	Milner	828	0.0	A+
18	Patterson	770	0.0	A+
19	Blythe	769	0.0	A+
20	Canon	705	0.0	A
21	Helen	601	0.0	A
22	Leary	495	0.0	A
23	Warwick	489	0.0	A
24	Alapaha	488	0.0	A
25	Shiloh	429	0.0	A
26	Stapleton	399	0.0	A
27	Midville	379	0.0	A
28	Braswell	370	0.0	A
29	Leslie	336	0.0	A
30	Cecil	281	0.0	A
31	Bartow	177	0.0	A
32	Holly Springs	20,625	4.8	A
33	Senoia	6,263	16.0	A
34	Savannah	241,780	20.3	A
35	Peachtree City	40,820	22.0	A
36	Acworth	22,364	26.8	A
37	Cleveland	3,546	28.2	A
38	Ball Ground	3,051	32.8	A
39	Johns Creek	81,056	35.8	A
40	Jefferson	16,643	36.1	A
41	Sylvania	2,628	38.1	A
42	Demorest	2,054	48.7	B+
43	Tyrone	8,025	49.8	B+
44	Grovetown	18,169	55.0	B+
45	Woodstock	39,613	55.5	B+
46	Leesburg	3,575	55.9	B+
47	Temple	6,836	58.5	B+
48	Lookout Mountain	1,680	59.5	B+
49	Palmetto	5,024	59.7	B+
50	Loganville	17,366	63.3	B+
51	Folkston	4,738	63.3	B+
52	Flowery Branch	12,402	72.6	B
53	Zebulon	1,334	75.0	B
54	Jasper	5,298	75.5	B
55	Boston	1,218	82.1	B
56	Rincon	11,833	84.5	B
57	Bowdon	2,229	89.7	B
58	Milton	41,603	93.7	B
59	Statham	3,192	94.0	B
60	Villa Rica	19,137	94.1	B
61	Dallas	15,276	98.2	B
62	Fairburn	16,784	101.3	B
63	Bremen	7,879	101.5	B
64	Franklin	967	103.4	B
65	Pooler	30,962	106.6	C+
66	Hamilton	1,790	111.7	C+
67	Richmond Hill	19,051	115.5	C+
68	Adairsville	5,107	117.5	C+
69	Lake Park	1,702	117.5	C+
70	Grantville	3,337	119.9	C+
71	Eatonton	6,661	120.1	C+
72	Chatsworth	4,882	122.9	C+
73	Braselton	16,240	123.2	C+
74	Suwanee	23,585	127.2	C+
75	Homerville	2,325	129.0	C+
76	Hephzibah	3,811	131.2	C+
77	Decatur	24,112	132.7	C+
78	Madison	5,154	135.8	C+
79	Sandy Springs	105,580	139.2	C+
80	Donalsonville	2,822	141.7	C+
81	Kingsland	21,064	147.2	C
82	Fort Oglethorpe	10,679	149.8	C
83	Ellijay	1,978	151.7	C
84	Perry	25,159	155.0	C
85	Bloomingdale	3,219	155.3	C
86	Carrollton	28,124	156.5	C
87	Fayetteville	20,451	156.5	C
88	Byron	6,277	159.3	C
89	Roswell	91,789	160.1	C
90	Blackshear	3,694	162.4	C
91	Sandersville	5,419	166.1	C
92	Duluth	32,511	169.2	C
93	Euharlee	4,132	169.4	C
94	Port Wentworth	15,911	169.7	C
95	Canton	38,085	170.7	C
96	Oakwood	7,029	170.7	C
97	Springfield	3,507	171.1	C
98	Lilburn	16,426	176.5	C
99	Camilla	5,063	177.8	C
100	Broxton	1,081	185.0	C
101	Enigma	1,079	185.4	C
102	Snellville	22,586	186.0	C
103	Cochran	4,664	193.0	C
104	Ellaville	1,526	196.6	C
105	Winder	20,117	198.8	D+
106	Arcade	2,008	199.2	D+
107	Baxley	4,934	202.7	D+
108	Ringgold	3,444	203.3	D+
109	Sylvester	5,379	204.5	D+
110	Porterdale	1,912	209.2	D+
111	Emerson	1,431	209.6	D+
112	Hogansville	3,227	216.9	D+
113	Pendergrass	1,839	217.5	D+
114	Hiram	5,492	218.5	D+
115	Dunwoody	51,752	224.1	D+
116	Toccoa	9,348	224.6	D+
117	Omega	1,320	227.3	D+
118	Smyrna	56,700	227.5	D+
119	Centerville	8,643	231.4	D+
120	Sparta	1,286	233.3	D+
121	Cairo	9,953	241.1	D+
122	Dalton	34,537	243.2	D+
123	Alpharetta	67,788	249.3	D+
124	Greensboro	3,598	250.1	D+
125	Rossville	3,966	252.1	D+
126	Kennesaw	35,138	253.3	D+
127	Hampton	9,440	254.2	D+
128	Manchester	3,511	256.3	D+
129	Locust Grove	11,978	258.8	D+
130	Cartersville	25,543	262.3	D+
131	East Ellijay	1,799	277.9	D
132	Norcross	18,213	280.0	D
133	Doerun	712	280.9	D
134	Ocilla	2,791	286.6	D
135	St. Marys	19,882	291.7	D
136	Summerville	4,426	293.7	D
137	Marietta	63,354	298.3	D
138	Thomaston	9,893	303.2	D
139	Rockmart	5,274	303.4	D
140	Brookhaven	58,329	303.5	D
141	Eastman	5,538	307.0	D
142	Monroe	16,241	320.2	D
143	Lawrenceville	31,160	324.1	D
144	Metter	3,977	326.9	D
145	Claxton	2,431	329.1	D
146	Cave Spring	1,210	330.6	D
147	McDonough	33,140	334.9	D
148	Clayton	2,086	335.6	D
149	Lithonia	2,558	351.8	D
150	Cedartown	10,338	367.6	D
151	Statesboro	34,788	370.8	F
152	Conyers	20,274	374.9	F
153	Coolidge	530	377.4	F
154	Pine Mountain	1,301	384.3	F
155	Stockbridge	35,352	384.7	F
156	McRae-Helena	4,378	388.3	F
157	Fitzgerald	8,922	392.3	F
158	Hahira	3,484	401.8	F
159	Hartwell	4,698	404.4	F
160	Athens-Clarke County	129,765	406.1	F
161	Nashville	4,949	424.3	F
162	Lake City	2,876	452.0	F
163	South Fulton	112,441	470.5	F
164	Dawson	4,140	483.1	F
165	Bainbridge	14,402	486.0	F
166	Gainesville	48,944	488.3	F
167	Hazlehurst	4,066	516.5	F
168	Douglasville	40,595	532.1	F
169	Stone Mountain	6,505	538.0	F
170	Millen	2,962	540.2	F
171	Alma	3,488	544.7	F
172	Newnan	45,655	552.0	F
173	Morrow	6,307	554.9	F
174	Valdosta	54,896	555.6	F
175	Doraville	10,837	562.9	F
176	Forest Park	19,232	572.0	F
177	Tybee Island	3,145	572.3	F
178	Wadley	1,547	581.8	F
179	Soperton	2,906	585.0	F
180	Pelham	3,413	586.0	F
181	Columbus	201,061	603.8	F
182	Milledgeville	16,302	613.4	F
183	Chamblee	32,423	626.1	F
184	LaGrange	32,833	630.5	F
185	Covington	14,825	647.6	F
186	Thomasville	18,457	661.0	F
187	Warner Robins	85,900	665.9	F
188	Newington	297	673.4	F
189	Hinesville	36,562	686.5	F
190	Lavonia	2,179	688.4	F
191	Gordon	1,720	697.7	F
192	Atlanta	500,212	707.3	F
193	Arlington	1,125	711.1	F
194	Vidalia	10,724	718.0	F
195	Rome	38,257	781.6	F
196	Elberton	4,827	787.2	F
197	Blakely	5,178	791.8	F
198	Garden City	10,363	810.6	F
199	Albany	66,169	823.6	F
200	Louisville	2,288	874.1	F
201	Remerton	1,255	956.2	F
202	Griffin	24,238	965.4	F
203	Waycross	13,644	1033.4	F
204	Cordele	9,762	1106.3	F
205	Oglethorpe	951	1156.7	F
206	Moultrie	14,546	1161.8	F
207	East Point	38,222	1203.5	F
208	College Park	13,916	1386.9	F
209	Americus	15,541	1653.7	F

About This Data

Crime rates are from the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Report, the most recent data available. Rates are per 100,000 residents. Safety grades are based on national percentile ranking — an "A" means the city is safer than 80%+ of all US cities in our database.

Not all cities report to the FBI. Small agencies may have incomplete data. Always consider multiple years of data before drawing conclusions about a city's safety.

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National demographic context: Crime and safety vary across racial and ethnic groups. Per-city demographic data is not published by the FBI, but national patterns show significant disparities. Full demographics | Racial disparities

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