Is Your Neighborhood Safe? US Neighborhood Safety Scores

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Downtown

Atlanta · Caution

Look just in front of your feet and take small steps — Don Ski (Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

60out of 100

Caution

Overall safety score

“Go with care. Downtown Atlanta is home to premier tourist attractions, convention centers, and university facilities with strong daytime security, but it experiences elevated violent and property crime rates compared to regional benchmarks. Stick to well-trafficked corridors around Centennial Olympic Park and Peachtree Center, and use rideshares late at night.”
— Gogo, on Downtown

Walk score

89/100

Bike score

68/100

Recent local news: City and APD initiatives have expanded high-visibility patrols and surveillance around transit nodes alongside ongoing multi-billion-dollar investments at the Centennial Yards development.

About the area

Tourism HubUrban CoreStudent DenseHigh-Rise Skyline

Downtown Atlanta functions as the city's commercial, governmental, and tourist core, anchored by Georgia State University and major entertainment hubs. The area is bustling with workers, students, and visitors during business hours, but foot traffic thins considerably after dark on secondary streets.

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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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