The 10 Safest Atlanta, GA Neighborhoods For 2024


The safest Atlanta neighborhoods are Morningside-Lenox Park and Midtown for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Safest Neighborhoods In Atlanta
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Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhhods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in Atlanta are the safest before you move.

Every year, more than 30 million Americans move. Sometimes, its for a job, other times its to escape the big city. But no matter where you move, you want a neighborhood thats family friendly, clean, and most importantly, safe.

Weve analyzed the FBI crime reports data on violent and property crimes for every single neighborhood in Atlanta. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.

What Atlanta neighborhoods can you leave your doors unlocked at night? Heres the list.

The Safest Neighborhoods In Atlanta For 2024

  1. Morningside-Lenox Park
  2. Midtown
  3. Buckhead
  4. Candler Park
  5. Virginia-Highland
  6. Oakdale
  7. Atlanta-Inman Park
  8. Poncey-Highland
  9. Home Park
  10. Cabbage Town

Which neighborhood is the safest in Atlanta in 2024? That would be Morningside-Lenox Park. Thats according to the most recent FBI crime data, which takes into account everything from thefts and robberies to assaults and murders.

If you dont see a neighborhood youre looking for in our top , scroll down to the bottom, where we have all Atlanta neighborhoods listed in order from safest to most dangerous.

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Table Of Contents: Top 10 | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 Safest Neighborhoods To Live In Atlanta For 2024

Morningside-Lenox Park Atlanta, GA

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Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 9,822
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 118
Property Crime Per 100k: 591
More on Morningside-Lenox Park: Data | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 21,945
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 118
Property Crime Per 100k: 591
More on Midtown: Data | Real Estate

Buckhead Atlanta, GA

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Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 78,972
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 118
Property Crime Per 100k: 591
More on Buckhead: Data | Real Estate

Candler Park Atlanta, GA

Source: Wikipedia User | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 4,060
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 118
Property Crime Per 100k: 591
More on Candler Park: Data | Real Estate

Virginia-Highland Atlanta, GA

Source: Wikipedia User | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 13,359
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 118
Property Crime Per 100k: 591
More on Virginia-Highland: Data | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 10,957
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 118
Property Crime Per 100k: 591
More on Oakdale: Data | Real Estate

Atlanta-Inman Park Atlanta, GA

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Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 4,329
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 161
Property Crime Per 100k: 810
More on Atlanta-Inman Park: Data | Real Estate

Poncey-Highland Atlanta, GA

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Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 3,025
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 233
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,170
More on Poncey-Highland: Data | Real Estate

Home Park Atlanta, GA

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Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 8,680
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 248
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,245
More on Home Park: Data | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 4,789
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 268
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,344
More on Cabbage Town: Data | Real Estate

Methodology: How We Determined The Safest Atlanta Hoods In 2024

You can ask people which neighborhoods are the safest, or you can look at the unbiased raw data. We choose data.

Instead of relying on speculation and opinion, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the numbers from the FBI’s most recent crime report for every neighborhood in Atlanta.

To be more specific, we analyzed the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. We then ran an analysis to calculate each neighborhood’s property and violent crimes per capita. We used the following criteria:

  • Total Crimes Per Capita
  • Violent Crimes Per Capita
  • Property Crimes Per Capita

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 30 in each category, where 1 was the safest.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a safe neighborhood index.

Finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest safest neighborhood index the “Safest City Neighborhood In Atlanta.” We’re lookin’ at you, Morningside-Lenox Park.

We updated this article for 2024. This is our fourth time ranking the safest neighborhoods in Atlanta.

Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from safest to most expensive.

Summary: The Safest Places In Atlanta

Looking at the data, you can tell that Morningside-Lenox Park is as safe as they come, according to science and data.

The safest neighborhoods in Atlanta are Morningside-Lenox Park, Midtown, Buckhead, Candler Park, Virginia-Highland, Oakdale, Atlanta-Inman Park, Poncey-Highland, Home Park, and Cabbage Town.

But as most Georgia residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So make sure you’re informed ahead of time.

The most dangerous neighborhoods in Atlanta are West End, Oakland City, Adams Park, Adamsville, and Center Hill.

We ranked the neighborhoods from safest to most dangerous in the chart below.

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Detailed List Of The Safest Neighborhoods To Live In Atlanta For 2024

Rank Neighborhood Crime Per 100K
1 Morningside-Lenox Park 709
2 Midtown 709
3 Buckhead 709
4 Candler Park 709
5 Virginia-Highland 709
6 Oakdale 709
7 Atlanta-Inman Park 971
8 Poncey-Highland 1,403
9 Home Park 1,493
10 Cabbage Town 1,611
11 Ormewood Park-East Atlanta 1,722
12 Old Fourth Ward 1,766
13 Edgewood-Kirkwood 1,850
14 Grant Park 2,022
15 Five Points 2,295
16 Rockdale 2,307
17 Sweet Auburn 2,314
18 Downtown 2,465
19 Vine City 2,545
20 Thomasville 2,715
21 Cascade Heights 2,813
22 Adair Park 2,837
23 Mechanicsville 2,837
24 Lakewood Heights-Southeastern Atlanta 2,837
25 Grove Park 2,837
26 Center Hill 2,837
27 Adamsville 2,837
28 Adams Park 2,837
29 Oakland City 2,837
30 West End 2,837
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

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