Is Your Neighborhood Safe? US Neighborhood Safety Scores

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South Atlanta

Atlanta · Caution

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48out of 100

Caution

Overall safety score

“Go with care. South Atlanta is a historically rich, evolving residential neighborhood with strong community revitalization, but crime rates remain significantly higher than national averages. Visitors should stay aware of their surroundings, keep valuables out of sight, and avoid poorly lit side streets after dark.”
— Gogo, on South Atlanta

Walk score

52/100

Bike score

55/100

Recent local news: Recent Atlanta Police Department Zone 3 enforcement initiatives have targeted gun violence and property theft along the Jonesboro Road corridor bordering South Atlanta.

About the area

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Historic South Atlanta (originally known as Brownsville) is a quiet residential enclave south of Downtown that once housed Clark University and Gammon Theological Seminary. Today, the area is experiencing grassroots revitalizations centered around McDonough Boulevard alongside ongoing challenges with vacant parcels and localized crime.

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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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