Is Your Neighborhood Safe? US Neighborhood Safety Scores

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Mays

Atlanta · Caution

Street-level view — Mapillary

48out of 100

Caution

Overall safety score

“Go with care. Mays is a primarily residential Westside neighborhood with pockets of quiet, established single-family homes alongside areas facing economic hardship. While daytime visits to residential streets or local community spots are generally uneventful, visitors should remain alert due to elevated property and violent crime rates in the surrounding commercial corridors.”
— Gogo, on Mays

Walk score

32/100

Bike score

34/100

Recent local news: Local news in the broader Zone 1 and Westside corridors frequently highlights Atlanta Police initiatives addressing vehicle thefts and isolated incidents of nighttime gun violence near major arterial roads.

About the area

Quiet ResidentialCar-DependentSuburban FeelCommunity-Oriented

Mays is an established residential neighborhood in southwest Atlanta, centered around Benjamin E. Mays High School and characterized by mid-century brick ranch homes. It offers a strong sense of community for longtime residents but has limited commercial infrastructure, drawing few outside tourists.

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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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