What are the most dangerous cities in Georgia? To get the lowdown on the cities in Georgia that are the most dangerous with the highest crime rates, we consulted the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Report. Our rankings are based solely on the data publicly released each year by the FBI. A crime is a crime, so we took both violent and property crimes into account when compiling our list of Georgia’s most dangerous cities. Our list of dangerous cities, however, are ranked according to violent crime rate.*

We realize that this topic is inherently controversial in nature and hits close to home. We are aware that there are many different ways to present this data, but when compiling this list we chose to consider not just murder rate, but both violent and property crimes. Our list is ranked by violent crime rate, but check each city listing to get a general idea of the city’s ranking in terms of overall criminal offenses. Only cities with populations over 5,000 were included. We also excluded cities with overall crime rates under 70.

1. College Park, GA: Georgia’s Most Dangerous City Population: 14,513

Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents

Violent Crimes: 20.19 per 1,000 residents

Property Crimes: 122.30 per 1,000 residents

Total Reported Crimes: 142.49 per 1,000 residents College Park has a crime rate of about 142 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in College Park? One in 7. College Park’s ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #2 These statistics make College Park the most dangerous city in Georgia.

2. Stone Mountain, GA Population: 5,934

Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents

Violent Crimes: 19.38 per 1,000 residents

Property Crimes: 51.23 per 1,000 residents

Total Reported Crimes: 70.61 per 1,000 residents Stone Mountain has a crime rate of about 71 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Stone Mountain? One in 13. Stone Mountain’s ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #24

3. Swainsboro, GA Population: 7,346

Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents

Violent Crimes: 17.70 per 1,000 residents

Property Crimes: 91.89 per 1,000 residents

Total Reported Crimes: 109.58 per 1,000 residents Swainsboro has a crime rate of about 110 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Swainsboro? One in 9. Swainsboro’s ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #5

4. Brunswick, GA Population: 15,691

Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents

Violent Crimes: 14.02 per 1,000 residents

Property Crimes: 70.93 per 1,000 residents

Total Reported Crimes: 84.95 per 1,000 residents Brunswick has a crime rate of about 85 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Brunswick? One in 12. Brunswick’s ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #11

5. Atlanta, GA Population: 437,041

Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents

Violent Crimes: 13.79 per 1,000 residents

Property Crimes: 65.33 per 1,000 residents

Total Reported Crimes: 79.13 per 1,000 residents Atlanta has a crime rate of about 79 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Atlanta? One in 12. Atlanta’s ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #14

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