Atlanta records 707 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 86% above the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: D, a city-wide average. Crime varies widely block to block within any city, so a city grade cannot describe a specific street.

What is the crime rate in Atlanta?

Atlanta reports approximately 707 violent crimes and 3892 property crimes per 100,000 residents based on the most recent public data.

Does Atlanta have flood risk?

SafeNest evaluates flood risk at the address level. For Atlanta, federal records show 9 FEMA flood disaster declarations for Georgia, most recently in 1991; a specific address may still sit inside or outside a FEMA flood zone, which the SafeNest app checks directly.

Is Atlanta, GA Safe in 2023? Crime Rates, Flood Risk & Schools

Crime in Atlanta vs. the national average

Atlanta reports 707 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 86% above the U.S. average of 381, and 3,892 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (99% above). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2023), the violent crime rate fell 15.9% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as improving.

	Atlanta	US average
Violent crime (per 100k)	707	381
Property crime (per 100k)	3892	1954

City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Atlanta can differ dramatically. For a specific address, run a free SafeNest search.

Flood & natural hazard risk

Federal disaster records for Georgia — the state SafeNest uses for Atlanta's flood context — list 9 FEMA flood disaster declarations between 1961 and 1991, most recently "Severe Storms & Flooding". Georgia has also seen 19 hurricane or tropical-storm declarations, events that frequently drive flooding. These are state-level federal declarations, not a parcel-level flood-zone determination — a specific Atlanta address may sit inside or well outside a FEMA flood zone, which the SafeNest app checks directly by address.

Schools in Atlanta

Public schools in Atlanta average 5.9/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 139 rated schools. By level, middle schools rate strongest at 5.9/10 on average, while high schools average 5.7/10. The highest-scoring is Resurgence Hall Middle Academy at 9.9/10.

Registered offenders

Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Atlanta: a single citywide number would blend blocks with very different profiles and mislead more than it informs. Exact counts and locations for any specific Atlanta address are available in the SafeNest app, drawn directly from the state's public registry.

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Data compiled from public sources including FBI crime statistics, FEMA flood maps, NCES education data, and state registries. Last updated 2026-07-12. Figures are city-level estimates; verify with primary sources before making decisions. SafeNest is not a consumer reporting agency (see Terms).