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Downtown crime and safety

Atlanta PD published 346 crime reports in Downtown over the last 30 days, 73 of them for violent crime. 62 came in the last 7 days, down 24% on the week before. With 37 violent reports per square mile, it has the most of the 168 Atlanta neighborhoods ranked.

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Reports, 30 days
346
Last 7 days
62
−24% vs. prior week
Violent, 30 days
73
Safety rank
168 / 168
1 = fewest violent reports per sq mi

What is reported in Downtown#

Crime reports by type over the last 30 days.

  1. Other94 · 27%
  2. Theft79 · 23%
  3. Violent73 · 21%
  4. Drugs & Alcohol38 · 11%
  5. Vehicle34 · 10%
  6. Vandalism & Arson23 · 7%
  7. Burglary4 · 1%
  8. Weapons1 · 0%

Most common offenses#

  1. All Other Offenses72
  2. Drug/Narcotic Violations35
  3. Simple Assault35
  4. Aggravated Assault23
  5. All Other Larceny22

Most reported blocks in Downtown#

Blocks with the most reports over 30 days. Shops, transit stops and police stations often top the list because that is where incidents are reported.

  1. N/A36
  2. 80 JESSE HILL JR DR SE14
  3. 232 FORSYTH ST SW11
  4. 550 PEACHTREE ST NE9
  5. 265 PEACHTREE CENTER AVE NE8

How Downtown compares#

37 violent crime reports per square mile over 30 days, against 2.7 for the median Atlanta neighborhood and 5.0 city-wide. The full list is on the safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Atlanta page.

Questions#

Is Downtown safe?

Downtown has more violent crime reports than most of Atlanta: 37 per square mile over 30 days, against a city median of 2.7. Reports concentrate on a few blocks, so check the exact streets you care about.

How can I check a specific street in Downtown?

Search the address on the Warden map to see registered sex offenders around it; the Warden app maps every published police report around the addresses you save.

Where do these numbers come from?

From Atlanta PD's public crime reports for the last 30 days, placed in Downtown using City of Atlanta neighborhoods. Warden recomputes them every few hours; last at Nov 4, 9:35 AM ET.

Neighborhoods near Downtown#

About this data#

Atlanta Police Department via opendata.atlantapd.org. Neighborhood boundaries: City of Atlanta neighborhoods. Reports are preliminary records, located to the block, and do not include every incident police handle. All agencies: data sources.

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