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Safest towns in Georgia

Ranked by crime reported to police per 1,000 residents, averaged over 2023–2025, with violent crimes counted four times as heavily as property crimes. Lower is safer. 115 towns with 2,500+ residents whose police reported every year.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Senoia 1 Senoia 2.6 Violent 0.3 per 1,000 Map of Demorest 2 Demorest 3.8 Violent 0.5 per 1,000 Map of Holly Springs 3 Holly Springs 4.5 Violent 0.1 per 1,000
#TownWeighted crime rateViolentProperty
1 Senoia Senoia5,589 people 2.6 0.3 per 1,000 1.6 per 1,000
2 Map of Demorest Demorest2,512 people 3.8 0.5 per 1,000 1.9 per 1,000
3 Map of Holly Springs Holly Springs18,627 people 4.5 0.1 per 1,000 4.3 per 1,000
4 Map of Grovetown Grovetown17,014 people 5.3 0.8 per 1,000 2.2 per 1,000
5 Map of Tyrone Tyrone7,896 people 5.9 0.5 per 1,000 4.1 per 1,000
6 Jefferson Jefferson14,990 people 6.4 0.4 per 1,000 4.9 per 1,000
7 Map of Johns Creek Johns Creek81,988 people 6.7 0.4 per 1,000 5.1 per 1,000
8 Map of Milton Milton41,546 people 7.5 0.7 per 1,000 4.9 per 1,000
9 Rincon11,332 people 7.8 0.6 per 1,000 5.5 per 1,000
10 Map of Palmetto Palmetto4,797 people 7.8 0.6 per 1,000 5.5 per 1,000
11 Folkston Folkston4,631 people 8.4 0.7 per 1,000 5.6 per 1,000
12 Leesburg Leesburg3,542 people 8.7 0.9 per 1,000 4.9 per 1,000
13 Map of Pendergrass Pendergrass3,435 people 8.7 1.1 per 1,000 4.4 per 1,000
14 Peachtree City39,576 people 9.5 0.3 per 1,000 8.4 per 1,000
15 Map of Braselton Braselton15,178 people 10.4 0.8 per 1,000 7.3 per 1,000
16 Gray Gray3,512 people 10.5 0.9 per 1,000 7.0 per 1,000
17 Map of Hampton Hampton8,687 people 11.2 1.7 per 1,000 4.5 per 1,000
18 Euharlee Euharlee4,230 people 11.4 1.3 per 1,000 6.2 per 1,000
19 Map of Springfield Springfield2,974 people 11.7 1.3 per 1,000 6.4 per 1,000
20 Map of Chatsworth Chatsworth4,893 people 11.7 1.1 per 1,000 7.4 per 1,000
21 Map of Acworth Acworth22,473 people 12.8 0.4 per 1,000 11.2 per 1,000
22 Map of Canton Canton35,741 people 13.1 1.5 per 1,000 7.1 per 1,000
23 Woodstock Woodstock37,381 people 13.2 0.8 per 1,000 9.9 per 1,000
24 Flowery Branch Flowery Branch10,925 people 14.0 0.9 per 1,000 10.4 per 1,000
25 Map of Temple Temple5,901 people 14.6 1.0 per 1,000 10.7 per 1,000
26 Donalsonville Donalsonville2,831 people 15.4 1.6 per 1,000 8.8 per 1,000
27 Map of Richmond Hill Richmond Hill18,181 people 15.5 1.4 per 1,000 9.9 per 1,000
28 Roswell Roswell92,621 people 16.1 1.5 per 1,000 10.0 per 1,000
29 Port Wentworth12,892 people 16.6 1.6 per 1,000 10.4 per 1,000
30 Grantville Grantville3,251 people 17.1 2.8 per 1,000 5.9 per 1,000
31 Kennesaw Kennesaw34,605 people 17.2 2.3 per 1,000 7.9 per 1,000
32 Duluth Duluth32,426 people 17.4 1.6 per 1,000 10.9 per 1,000
33 Blackshear Blackshear3,578 people 17.4 1.4 per 1,000 12.0 per 1,000
34 Kingsland Kingsland19,627 people 18.4 2.0 per 1,000 10.5 per 1,000
35 Map of Bloomingdale Bloomingdale3,007 people 18.5 1.1 per 1,000 14.0 per 1,000
36 Hahira Hahira3,451 people 18.8 2.5 per 1,000 8.9 per 1,000
37 Byron Byron5,971 people 19.3 1.9 per 1,000 11.6 per 1,000
38 Map of Hephzibah Hephzibah3,747 people 19.6 1.3 per 1,000 14.4 per 1,000
39 Sandy Springs Sandy Springs107,087 people 20.1 1.3 per 1,000 14.7 per 1,000
40 Greensboro Greensboro3,609 people 21.0 2.3 per 1,000 11.7 per 1,000
41 Perry Perry23,001 people 21.2 1.6 per 1,000 15.0 per 1,000
42 Map of Thunderbolt Thunderbolt2,533 people 21.3 2.0 per 1,000 13.4 per 1,000
43 Eatonton Eatonton6,515 people 21.3 2.0 per 1,000 13.5 per 1,000
44 Map of Alpharetta Alpharetta66,855 people 21.7 2.5 per 1,000 11.7 per 1,000
45 Winder Winder19,437 people 21.8 2.2 per 1,000 13.0 per 1,000
46 Hogansville Hogansville3,246 people 22.2 3.3 per 1,000 9.0 per 1,000
47 Summerville Summerville4,408 people 22.5 2.0 per 1,000 14.4 per 1,000
48 Adairsville Adairsville4,999 people 22.6 1.9 per 1,000 15.0 per 1,000
49 St. Marys St. Marys19,166 people 23.0 2.9 per 1,000 11.5 per 1,000
50 Map of Smyrna Smyrna56,633 people 23.1 2.5 per 1,000 13.1 per 1,000
51 Dawson Dawson4,247 people 24.0 4.1 per 1,000 7.6 per 1,000
52 Bremen Bremen7,488 people 24.0 0.9 per 1,000 20.5 per 1,000
53 Map of Lilburn Lilburn15,390 people 26.0 1.6 per 1,000 19.7 per 1,000
54 Decatur Decatur24,518 people 26.1 1.2 per 1,000 21.4 per 1,000
55 Camilla Camilla5,124 people 26.2 2.2 per 1,000 17.5 per 1,000
56 Carrollton Carrollton27,392 people 26.8 2.2 per 1,000 18.1 per 1,000
57 Cleveland Cleveland3,534 people 27.1 1.4 per 1,000 21.5 per 1,000
58 Snellville Snellville21,620 people 27.1 1.8 per 1,000 19.9 per 1,000
59 Map of Dalton Dalton34,538 people 27.9 2.3 per 1,000 18.7 per 1,000
60 Cochran Cochran4,803 people 28.9 2.8 per 1,000 17.7 per 1,000
61 Fayetteville Fayetteville19,719 people 29.1 1.4 per 1,000 23.3 per 1,000
62 Cairo Cairo10,055 people 29.2 2.0 per 1,000 21.3 per 1,000
63 Map of Cartersville Cartersville24,074 people 30.2 3.2 per 1,000 17.6 per 1,000
64 Lawrenceville Lawrenceville30,954 people 30.7 2.7 per 1,000 20.0 per 1,000
65 Monroe Monroe15,648 people 31.6 3.4 per 1,000 18.2 per 1,000
66 Map of Stone Mountain Stone Mountain6,623 people 31.9 4.0 per 1,000 16.0 per 1,000
67 Map of Statesboro Statesboro34,149 people 33.9 3.4 per 1,000 20.3 per 1,000
68 Brookhaven Brookhaven57,855 people 34.7 3.1 per 1,000 22.4 per 1,000
69 Map of Norcross Norcross18,007 people 35.2 2.8 per 1,000 24.2 per 1,000
70 Stockbridge Stockbridge35,737 people 35.6 3.8 per 1,000 20.4 per 1,000
71 Nashville Nashville4,928 people 36.0 3.7 per 1,000 21.4 per 1,000
72 Cedartown10,227 people 37.2 4.1 per 1,000 20.9 per 1,000
73 Newnan Newnan44,235 people 37.7 5.0 per 1,000 17.7 per 1,000
74 Thomaston Thomaston9,831 people 38.3 2.9 per 1,000 26.8 per 1,000
75 Toccoa Toccoa9,238 people 38.4 2.6 per 1,000 28.1 per 1,000
76 Athens-Clarke County unified government129,609 people 38.4 4.0 per 1,000 22.6 per 1,000
77 Gainesville Gainesville45,032 people 38.5 4.2 per 1,000 21.6 per 1,000
78 Ocilla Ocilla3,100 people 39.6 3.8 per 1,000 24.3 per 1,000
79 Dunwoody Dunwoody51,758 people 40.4 2.0 per 1,000 32.3 per 1,000
80 Map of Manchester Manchester3,631 people 41.6 3.7 per 1,000 26.6 per 1,000
81 Map of Rockmart Rockmart5,204 people 41.7 3.7 per 1,000 26.9 per 1,000
82 South Fulton110,471 people 42.2 5.3 per 1,000 21.2 per 1,000
83 Hartwell Hartwell4,562 people 43.1 3.4 per 1,000 29.5 per 1,000
84 Millen Millen2,956 people 45.3 6.9 per 1,000 17.9 per 1,000
85 Map of Baxley Baxley4,888 people 45.8 2.8 per 1,000 34.5 per 1,000
86 Conyers Conyers18,512 people 45.9 4.7 per 1,000 27.0 per 1,000
87 Alma Alma3,426 people 51.2 4.5 per 1,000 33.3 per 1,000
88 Bainbridge Bainbridge14,404 people 52.1 5.7 per 1,000 29.5 per 1,000
89 Hazlehurst Hazlehurst4,092 people 53.6 5.2 per 1,000 32.7 per 1,000
90 Map of Warner Robins Warner Robins82,990 people 54.0 6.1 per 1,000 29.4 per 1,000
91 Elberton Elberton4,720 people 54.1 7.5 per 1,000 24.2 per 1,000
92 Albany Albany67,224 people 54.4 8.6 per 1,000 19.9 per 1,000
93 Thomasville Thomasville18,666 people 55.2 5.9 per 1,000 31.7 per 1,000
94 Covington Covington14,584 people 57.1 5.3 per 1,000 35.9 per 1,000
95 Fitzgerald Fitzgerald8,918 people 58.4 6.0 per 1,000 34.6 per 1,000
96 Garden City Garden City10,426 people 58.4 7.3 per 1,000 29.1 per 1,000
97 Map of Forest Park Forest Park19,504 people 58.8 7.0 per 1,000 31.0 per 1,000
98 Milledgeville Milledgeville16,748 people 59.2 6.6 per 1,000 32.7 per 1,000
99 Map of Chamblee Chamblee30,895 people 59.9 5.8 per 1,000 36.6 per 1,000
100 Map of Rome Rome38,189 people 62.2 7.7 per 1,000 31.4 per 1,000
101 Douglasville Douglasville37,536 people 63.0 5.0 per 1,000 43.1 per 1,000
102 Claxton Claxton2,529 people 63.3 6.5 per 1,000 37.4 per 1,000
103 Map of Eastman Eastman5,584 people 64.1 4.4 per 1,000 46.5 per 1,000
104 Pelham Pelham3,433 people 65.7 7.4 per 1,000 36.1 per 1,000
105 LaGrange LaGrange32,078 people 67.0 6.4 per 1,000 41.4 per 1,000
106 Map of Hiram Hiram5,231 people 67.3 3.1 per 1,000 55.0 per 1,000
107 Map of Doraville Doraville11,134 people 67.9 5.2 per 1,000 47.2 per 1,000
108 Griffin Griffin23,761 people 69.8 9.5 per 1,000 31.7 per 1,000
109 Vidalia Vidalia10,752 people 71.8 7.1 per 1,000 43.6 per 1,000
110 Waycross Waycross13,756 people 77.4 7.8 per 1,000 46.4 per 1,000
111 Moultrie Moultrie14,588 people 81.5 9.0 per 1,000 45.5 per 1,000
112 Map of Morrow Morrow6,364 people 85.7 5.1 per 1,000 65.5 per 1,000
113 Americus Americus15,813 people 87.5 13.0 per 1,000 35.4 per 1,000
114 Cordele Cordele9,994 people 94.3 13.6 per 1,000 39.9 per 1,000
115 College Park College Park14,712 people 131.3 14.9 per 1,000 71.8 per 1,000

How this ranking works

For each town we add up the violent and property crimes its police reported to the FBI over 2023–2025 and divide by the population they served, giving a rate per 1,000 residents. Violent crimes (homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) count four times as much as property crimes (burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson), because they weigh more on how safe a place feels. The lowest weighted rate ranks #1.

These are crimes reported to police, not convictions, and towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center also count incidents involving visitors. A town is ranked only if its police department reported a full year in every one of these years; towns patrolled by a county sheriff or state police don't have their own figures. There is no “most dangerous” list, on purpose.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, offenses known to law enforcement by city. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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