Is Your Neighborhood Safe? US Neighborhood Safety Scores

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Downtown Decatur & Decatur Heights

Decatur · Go

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90out of 100

Overall safety score

“Go. Downtown Decatur and Decatur Heights make up one of the safest, most vibrant, and community-oriented areas in the entire Atlanta metropolitan area. Violent crime is rare, and visitors can explore freely with standard city awareness.”
— Gogo, on Downtown Decatur & Decatur Heights

Walk score

89/100

Bike score

79/100

About the area

Family-FriendlyHistoric / Tree-LinedWalkable Dining HubCivic Center

Centered around the historic Old Courthouse Square, Downtown Decatur offers a dense cluster of award-winning restaurants, independent shops, and cultural events, seamlessly transitioning into the quiet, leafy residential streets of Decatur Heights. It combines small-town charm with suburban safety and urban amenities.

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Scores are safety-driven: recent crime levels and local news, plus Census data on income and poverty, housing, education and household make-up, and access to vehicles, internet and health coverage. Walk and bike scores are shown separately and do not affect the safety score. A guide, not a guarantee. Neighborhood outlines come from official city and US Census boundary data.

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