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Midtown crime and safety

Atlanta PD published 258 crime reports in Midtown over the last 30 days, 34 of them for violent crime. 40 came in the last 7 days, down 38% on the week before. With 21 violent reports per square mile, it ranks 159 of 168 Atlanta neighborhoods from the safest: safer than 5% of them.

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Reports, 30 days
258
Last 7 days
40
−38% vs. prior week
Violent, 30 days
34
Safety rank
159 / 168
1 = fewest violent reports per sq mi

What is reported in Midtown#

Crime reports by type over the last 30 days.

  1. Vehicle85 · 33%
  2. Theft64 · 25%
  3. Other46 · 18%
  4. Violent34 · 13%
  5. Vandalism & Arson14 · 5%
  6. Drugs & Alcohol10 · 4%
  7. Burglary4 · 2%
  8. Weapons1 · 0%

Most common offenses#

  1. Theft From Motor Vehicle59
  2. All Other Offenses40
  3. All Other Larceny27
  4. Motor Vehicle Theft26
  5. Simple Assault17

Most reported blocks in Midtown#

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/A18
  2. 650 PONCE DE LEON AVE NE9
  3. 960 SPRING ST NW8
  4. 1065 PEACHTREE ST NE5
  5. 943 PEACHTREE ST NE5

How Midtown compares#

21 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 Midtown safe?

Midtown has more violent crime reports than most of Atlanta: 21 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 Midtown?

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Where do these numbers come from?

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

Neighborhoods near Midtown#

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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