Ranked on reported serious-incident rates from the 2021-22 federal collection · higher percentile = safer
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| # | CITY | SAFETY PCTL | SCHOOLS SCORED | HOME VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morrow | 100 | 5 of 7 | $217,810 |
| 2 | Locust Grove | 99 | 9 of 9 | $326,173 |
| 3 | Moultrie | 99 | 6 of 8 | $169,915 |
| 4 | Flowery Branch | 99 | 6 of 9 | $428,205 |
| 5 | Villa Rica | 98 | 6 of 7 | $314,697 |
| 6 | McDonough | 97 | 19 of 19 | $336,835 |
| 7 | Forest Park | 97 | 6 of 8 | $167,448 |
| 8 | Jackson | 97 | 5 of 5 | $287,282 |
| 9 | Roswell | 96 | 17 of 17 | $666,641 |
| 10 | Saint Marys | 96 | 5 of 5 | $313,617 |
| 11 | Valdosta | 95 | 17 of 17 | $215,219 |
| 12 | Stockbridge | 94 | 16 of 16 | $293,215 |
| 13 | Lithia Springs | 92 | 6 of 7 | $279,118 |
| 14 | Douglas | 92 | 8 of 8 | $186,817 |
| 15 | Brookhaven | 90 | 5 of 6 | $755,049 |
| 16 | Forsyth | 89 | 5 of 5 | $327,778 |
| 17 | Americus | 89 | 5 of 6 | $135,942 |
| 18 | Riverdale | 89 | 9 of 11 | $216,673 |
| 19 | Alpharetta | 88 | 27 of 29 | $730,793 |
| 20 | Jonesboro | 88 | 19 of 22 | $244,705 |
| 21 | Hinesville | 87 | 6 of 10 | $240,374 |
| 22 | Calhoun | 87 | 9 of 10 | $279,023 |
| 23 | Buford | 87 | 11 of 11 | $472,251 |
| 24 | Griffin | 86 | 18 of 18 | $242,588 |
| 25 | Richmond Hill | 86 | 6 of 7 | $424,122 |
| 26 | Bainbridge | 86 | 6 of 7 | $173,330 |
| 27 | Carrollton | 83 | 11 of 12 | $290,833 |
| 28 | Jefferson | 80 | 5 of 6 | $419,628 |
| 29 | Chamblee | 80 | 5 of 5 | $486,052 |
| 30 | College Park | 80 | 15 of 21 | $280,180 |
| 31 | Sugar Hill | 80 | 6 of 6 | $461,407 |
| 32 | Dunwoody | 79 | 5 of 6 | $686,030 |
| 33 | Fairburn | 78 | 9 of 9 | $322,542 |
| 34 | Columbus | 78 | 45 of 49 | $177,244 |
| 35 | Ringgold | 78 | 6 of 8 | $320,899 |
| 36 | Chatsworth | 76 | 10 of 10 | $250,200 |
| 37 | Fayetteville | 75 | 10 of 14 | $438,088 |
| 38 | Leesburg | 74 | 7 of 8 | $269,583 |
| 39 | Newnan | 74 | 19 of 19 | $368,758 |
| 40 | East Point | 73 | 11 of 12 | $234,977 |
| 41 | Decatur | 73 | 36 of 40 | $283,024 |
| 42 | Doraville | 72 | 6 of 6 | $370,601 |
| 43 | Atlanta | 71 | 113 of 133 | $387,146 |
| 44 | Athens | 70 | 16 of 21 | $344,299 |
| 45 | Lithonia | 66 | 20 of 20 | $249,755 |
| 46 | Temple | 65 | 5 of 6 | $286,621 |
| 47 | Winder | 64 | 11 of 11 | $343,118 |
| 48 | Nashville | 62 | 5 of 5 | $192,990 |
| 49 | Tucker | 61 | 7 of 7 | $392,762 |
| 50 | Cedartown | 60 | 7 of 7 | $214,844 |
| 51 | Thomasville | 60 | 11 of 13 | $236,327 |
| 52 | Cartersville | 60 | 7 of 10 | $329,747 |
| 53 | Hampton | 59 | 14 of 15 | $309,238 |
| 54 | Grayson | 59 | 5 of 5 | $435,586 |
| 55 | Dacula | 59 | 8 of 8 | $449,160 |
| 56 | Jesup | 58 | 6 of 6 | $211,723 |
| 57 | Duluth | 56 | 18 of 20 | $448,624 |
| 58 | Suwanee | 54 | 15 of 16 | $610,169 |
| 59 | Sharpsburg | 54 | 7 of 7 | $436,760 |
| 60 | Dalton | 54 | 16 of 28 | $245,001 |
| 61 | Smyrna | 51 | 13 of 14 | $449,565 |
| 62 | Lilburn | 51 | 13 of 13 | $401,137 |
| 63 | Toccoa | 50 | 5 of 5 | $233,295 |
| 64 | Dublin | 50 | 8 of 9 | $197,080 |
| 65 | Guyton | 49 | 6 of 7 | $358,486 |
| 66 | Lawrenceville | 48 | 35 of 37 | $383,935 |
| 67 | Snellville | 48 | 14 of 14 | $358,422 |
| 68 | Canton | 44 | 19 of 20 | $521,728 |
| 69 | Monroe | 43 | 6 of 6 | $377,829 |
| 70 | Rossville | 42 | 7 of 7 | $221,651 |
| 71 | Warner Robins | 42 | 20 of 21 | $216,088 |
| 72 | Woodstock | 38 | 14 of 14 | $464,953 |
| 73 | Stone Mountain | 36 | 19 of 24 | $270,350 |
| 74 | Savannah | 36 | 43 of 48 | $326,616 |
| 75 | Norcross | 35 | 14 of 14 | $331,202 |
| 76 | Conyers | 34 | 17 of 17 | $301,038 |
| 77 | Gray | 33 | 5 of 5 | $279,394 |
| 78 | Marietta | 31 | 50 of 60 | $480,648 |
| 79 | Douglasville | 30 | 27 of 29 | $306,359 |
| 80 | Midland | 29 | 6 of 6 | $396,097 |
| 81 | Acworth | 28 | 11 of 13 | $413,758 |
| 82 | Loganville | 27 | 14 of 14 | $395,436 |
| 83 | Brunswick | 27 | 14 of 16 | $257,492 |
| 84 | Kennesaw | 26 | 14 of 15 | $408,707 |
| 85 | Austell | 25 | 6 of 6 | $296,468 |
| 86 | Powder Springs | 24 | 13 of 13 | $369,159 |
| 87 | Perry | 23 | 5 of 6 | $277,463 |
| 88 | Gainesville | 22 | 21 of 34 | $376,187 |
| 89 | Waycross | 21 | 7 of 10 | $149,874 |
| 90 | Eastman | 19 | 6 of 6 | $160,490 |
| 91 | Mableton | 18 | 9 of 9 | $354,344 |
| 92 | Cumming | 18 | 28 of 30 | $605,713 |
| 93 | Tifton | 17 | 10 of 10 | $215,547 |
| 94 | Cordele | 15 | 5 of 6 | $144,622 |
| 95 | Rome | 13 | 16 of 20 | $236,259 |
| 96 | Augusta | 9 | 40 of 42 | $189,299 |
| 97 | Covington | 8 | 20 of 21 | $298,188 |
| 98 | LaGrange | 5 | 14 of 15 | $241,497 |
| 99 | Albany | 5 | 17 of 22 | $134,986 |
| 100 | Thomson | 4 | 5 of 5 | $199,069 |
| 101 | Statesboro | 4 | 9 of 10 | $278,654 |
| 102 | Macon | 3 | 37 of 41 | $175,956 |
| 103 | Evans | 3 | 11 of 15 | $410,144 |
| 104 | Hephzibah | 3 | 9 of 11 | $219,839 |
| 105 | Dallas | 2 | 19 of 20 | $357,159 |
| 106 | Grovetown | 0 | 5 of 8 | $307,363 |