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Southwest Macon

Macon · No-go after dark

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44out of 100

No-go after dark

Overall safety score

“Go with care. Southwest Macon is a sprawling residential and commercial sector that experiences elevated rates of both property and violent crime. Visitors should stick to defined daytime destinations, park in well-lit retail lots, and avoid navigating unfamiliar side streets or commercial corridors after dark.”
— Gogo, on Southwest Macon

Walk score

24/100

Bike score

28/100

Recent local news: Macon-Bibb County authorities have recently expanded community policing and code enforcement sweeps along the Rocky Creek and Bloomfield corridors to combat firearm violence and address blighted properties.

About the area

Car-DependentSuburban SprawlCommercial StripIndustrial

Southwest Macon is an expansive suburban and industrial area anchored by major thoroughfares like Eisenhower Parkway, Pio Nono Avenue, and the Middle Georgia Regional Airport. It features classic local diners, industrial logistics centers, and older post-war residential subdivisions alongside pockets of significant economic disinvestment.

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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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