Ranking of Georgia Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2017

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the Georgia city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Atlanta (4,504), followed by Columbus (1,303), Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan (1,124), Albany (827), and Athens-Clarke County (519).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of Georgia cities with high number of Violent crimes.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Georgia, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Georgia cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Georgia Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2017
Atlanta
Columbus
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan
Albany
Athens-Clarke County
East Point
Warner Robins
Union City
Douglasville
Newnan
Ranking of Georgia Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2017
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Atlanta 4504
2 Columbus 1303
3 Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan 1124
4 Albany 827
5 Athens-Clarke County 519
6 East Point 467
7 Warner Robins 385
8 Union City 259
9 Douglasville 244
10 Newnan 235
11 College Park 222
12 Marietta 215
12 Valdosta 215
13 Rome 205
14 Griffin 204
15 Tifton 199
16 Brookhaven 188
17 Smyrna 172
18 Brunswick 170
19 Gainesville 157
19 Garden City 157
20 Carrollton 146
21 Winder 142
22 Chamblee 135
23 Forest Park 131
24 Sandy Springs 126
25 Statesboro 125
26 Conyers 110
26 LaGrange 110
27 Monroe 109
28 Dalton 108
28 Roswell 108
29 Dublin 103
30 Riverdale 87
31 Fort Valley 86
32 Norcross 80
33 Cartersville 78
34 Clarkston 77
35 Swainsboro 74
36 Lawrenceville 73
37 Kennesaw 72
37 McDonough 72
37 Moultrie 72
38 Covington 69
39 Canton 67
39 Villa Rica 67
40 Vidalia 66
41 Dunwoody 63
42 Doraville 61
43 Calhoun 56
44 Fort Oglethorpe 55
45 Fitzgerald 53
45 Milledgeville 53
46 Hapeville 52
47 Waynesboro 50
48 Baxley 48
49 Bainbridge 47
49 Cordele 47
49 Fairburn 47
49 Powder Springs 47
49 Stone Mountain 47
50 Quitman 45
51 Kingsland 42
52 Acworth 40
52 Decatur 40
52 Eatonton 40
53 Blackshear 39
53 Snellville 39
54 Blakely 37
54 Cedartown 37
54 Toccoa 37
55 Jesup 36
55 Lilburn 36
56 Eastman 35
56 Woodstock 35
57 Alpharetta 34
57 Fayetteville 34
58 Adel 33
58 Cairo 33
58 Commerce 33
58 Duluth 33
58 Millen 33
59 Morrow 32
59 Suwanee 32
60 West Point 31
61 Rockmart 30
62 Ashburn 29
62 Lakeland 29
62 Lavonia 29
62 Thomasville 29
63 Lyons 28
64 Centerville 27
65 Sandersville 26
66 Alma 25
66 Forsyth 25
66 Johns Creek 25
66 Pooler 25
67 Barnesville 24
67 Dawson 24
68 Elberton 23
68 Hartwell 23
68 Homerville 23
68 Montezuma 23
69 Cochran 22
69 Jonesboro 22
69 Port Wentworth 22
70 Bremen 20
70 Metter 20
71 Dallas 18
71 Manchester 18
71 Nashville 18
72 Cleveland 17
72 Jefferson 17
72 Ringgold 17
73 Folkston 16
73 Hampton 16
73 Jackson 16
74 Lake City 15
74 Madison 15
75 Arlington 14
75 Clarkesville 14
75 Loganville 14
75 Ocilla 14
75 Peachtree City 14
76 Palmetto 13
76 Wrens 13
77 Braselton 12
77 Cumming 12
77 Hogansville 12
77 Holly Springs 12
77 Lithonia 12
77 Louisville 12
77 Remerton 12
77 Rincon 12
77 Tyrone 12
78 Auburn 11
78 Blue Ridge 11
78 Camilla 11
78 Donalsonville 11
78 McRae-Helena 11
78 Temple 11
79 Cornelia 10
79 Emerson 10
79 Hiram 10
79 Vienna 10
79 Warrenton 10
80 Baldwin 9
80 Grovetown 9
80 Milton 9
80 Oglethorpe 9
80 Pelham 9
80 Sparta 9
80 Tallapoosa 9
81 Cave Spring 8
81 Guyton 8
81 Sparks 8
82 Hazlehurst 7
82 Helen 7
82 Pine Mountain 7
82 Tennille 7
83 Adairsville 6
83 Arcade 6
83 Avondale Estates 6
83 Claxton 6
83 Ellijay 6
83 Gordon 6
83 Locust Grove 6
83 Ludowici 6
83 Midway 6
83 Sardis 6
83 Social Circle 6
84 Buena Vista 5
84 Grantville 5
84 Hiawassee 5
84 Jasper 5
84 Mount Zion 5
84 Porterdale 5
85 Abbeville 4
85 Bowdon 4
85 Butler 4
85 Byron 4
85 Clayton 4
85 Glennville 4
85 Omega 4
85 Pembroke 4
85 Springfield 4
85 Sylvania 4
85 Tybee Island 4
86 Ellaville 3
86 Enigma 3
86 Greenville 3
86 Nahunta 3
86 Screven 3
86 Watkinsville 3
86 Whitesburg 3
87 Alamo 2
87 Aragon 2
87 Brooklet 2
87 Chattahoochee Hills 2
87 Flowery Branch 2
87 Franklin Springs 2
87 Maysville 2
87 Plains 2
87 Rochelle 2
87 Thunderbolt 2
87 Willacoochee 2
87 Winterville 2
88 Alapaha 1
88 Blairsville 1
88 Blythe 1
88 Coolidge 1
88 Darien 1
88 Demorest 1
88 East Ellijay 1
88 Franklin 1
88 Hagan 1
88 Hephzibah 1
88 Lake Park 1
88 Marshallville 1
88 McIntyre 1
88 Molena 1
88 Norman Park 1
88 Oak Park 1
88 Pine Lake 1
88 Talbotton 1
88 Trenton 1
88 Waverly Hall 1
89 Alto 0
89 Attapulgus 0
89 Ball Ground 0
89 Berlin 0
89 Bloomingdale 0
89 Braswell 0
89 Buchanan 0
89 Canon 0
89 Cuthbert 0
89 Danielsville 0
89 Davisboro 0
89 Dillard 0
89 Doerun 0
89 Ephesus 0
89 Eton 0
89 Fairmount 0
89 Graham 0
89 Harlem 0
89 Hoboken 0
89 Homeland 0
89 Irwinton 0
89 Ivey 0
89 Kingston 0
89 Leary 0
89 Leslie 0
89 Lookout Mountain 0
89 Lumber City 0
89 Lumpkin 0
89 Midville 0
89 Mountain City 0
89 Mount Airy 0
89 Oxford 0
89 Patterson 0
89 Reynolds 0
89 Sale City 0
89 Senoia 0
89 Shiloh 0
89 Summerville 0
89 Tunnel Hill 0
89 Warwick 0
89 Woodland 0