Safest Places to Live in Georgia of October 2024

Last Update: March 11, 2023 • Living •

Georgia is one of the oldest US states. It was named after King George II and was the last of the original 13 colonies. As a matter of fact, it was one of the most important states in American history, playing major roles in the 18th and 19th centuries. On the one hand, it was one of the first states to ratify the Constitution. Still, on the other, it was one of the 7 Confederate states, and along with Virginia, the strongest exponent of Confederate ideals.

Today, Georgia is home to over 10,000,000 people. Its nicknames include the Empire State of the South and the Peach State. Agriculture and mining have traditionally been the most developed industry branches. However, Atlanta, the state’s capital, is becoming increasingly important for its economy, attracting important businesses and investors.

Ranking Criteria

ElitePersonalFinance extracted the latest data from the FBI crime statistics in the United States. We took violent crime as the main criteria. To get our score, we used this formula:

Crime Score = ( Total Number of Violent Crimes / Population ) * 1,000

This way, safer cities got the lowest score, and those more vulnerable to crimes got higher scores.

The cities that did not report crimes to the FBI and those under 3,000 residents were not included in the list.

50 Safest Places in Georgia of October 2024

Rank:	City:	Population:	Total Number of Crimes:	Crime Score:
1	Montezuma	3030	18	5,94
2	Hogansville	3116	5	1,60
3	Tybee Island	3148	9	2,86
4	Chickamauga	3149	7	2,22
5	Tallapoosa	3159	21	6,65
6	Gray	3188	6	1,88
7	Avondale Estates	3205	5	1,56
8	Harlem	3214	8	2,49
9	Grantville	3250	8	2,46
10	Greensboro	3354	20	5,96
11	Alamo	3408	1	0,29
12	Alma	3486	25	7,17
13	Pelham	3511	31	8,83
14	Blackshear	3526	32	9,08
15	Cuthbert	3585	1	0,28
16	Ringgold	3600	28	7,78
17	Ashburn	3623	32	8,83
18	Ocilla	3653	20	5,47
19	Vienna	3663	18	4,91
20	West Point	3766	24	6,37
21	Jasper	3896	11	2,82
22	Cleveland	3956	8	2,02
23	Manchester	3966	17	4,29
24	Rossville	3967	29	7,31
25	Metter	3981	7	1,76
26	Hiram	4046	10	2,47
27	Forsyth	4082	11	2,69
28	Madison	4098	11	2,68
29	Dawson	4103	18	4,39
30	Hazlehurst	4143	17	4,10
31	Oakwood	4179	13	3,11
32	Springfield	4192	8	1,91
33	Summerville	4275	0	0,00
34	Cornelia	4278	17	3,97
35	Rockmart	4281	38	8,88
36	Lyons	4284	10	2,33
37	Elberton	4300	39	9,07
38	Chatsworth	4301	7	1,63
39	Senoia	4352	1	0,23
40	Temple	4462	4	0,90
41	Hartwell	4468	30	6,71
42	Social Circle	4517	9	1,99
43	Blakely	4603	41	8,91
44	Folkston	4664	17	3,64
45	Baxley	4718	73	15,47
46	Palmetto	4752	11	2,31
47	Jonesboro	4760	22	4,62
48	Nashville	4839	41	8,47
49	Adairsville	4879	8	1,64
50	Cochran	4882	11	2,25

Crime Score in All Cities in Georgia of October 2024

If your city didn’t make our list, you could see our full list of Georgia cities.

We can’t compare crime rates in small and large cities. That’s why ElitePersonalFinance made a detailed analysis and divided all places between Georgia into the following categories:

Under 3,000 Residents
3,000 – 10,000 Residents
10,000 – 30,000 Residents
Over 30,000 Residents

(Other sites don’t include places with under 3,000 residents, but we included them.)

These are the results that we got:

Under 3,000 Residents

Rank:	City:	Population:	Total Number of Crimes:	Crime Score:
1	Jacksonville	132	0	0,00
2	Midville	258	0	0,00
3	Graham	295	0	0,00
4	Leslie	369	0	0,00
5	Molena	372	0	0,00
6	Braswell	384	0	0,00
7	Warwick	393	0	0,00
8	Warm Springs	399	0	0,00
9	Attapulgus	429	0	0,00
10	Oak Park	474	0	0,00
11	Shiloh	476	0	0,00
12	Coolidge	524	0	0,00
13	Hoboken	529	0	0,00
14	Irwinton	548	0	0,00
15	Leary	577	0	0,00
16	Uvalda	583	0	0,00
17	Danielsville	587	0	0,00
18	Newton	593	0	0,00
19	Blairsville	610	0	0,00
20	Kingston	655	0	0,00
21	Blythe	704	0	0,00
22	Doerun	753	0	0,00
23	Waverly Hall	756	0	0,00
24	Canon	831	0	0,00
25	Tunnel Hill	873	0	0,00
26	Homeland	909	0	0,00
27	Ivey	912	0	0,00
28	Franklin	953	0	0,00
29	Sardis	967	0	0,00
30	Hagan	982	0	0,00
31	Reynolds	991	0	0,00
32	Nahunta	1065	0	0,00
33	Mountain City	1076	0	0,00
34	Franklin Springs	1161	0	0,00
35	Lumpkin	1162	0	0,00
36	Zebulon	1174	0	0,00
37	Alto	1178	0	0,00
38	Winterville	1239	0	0,00
39	Lumber City	1247	0	0,00
40	Aragon	1249	0	0,00
41	Edison	1459	0	0,00
42	Lookout Mountain	1565	0	0,00
43	Davisboro	1704	0	0,00
44	Ball Ground	2147	0	0,00
45	Abbeville	2772	0	0,00
46	Thunderbolt	2697	1	0,37
47	Midway	2026	1	0,49
48	Demorest	1951	1	0,51
49	Donalsonville	2524	2	0,79
50	Rochelle	1104	1	0,91
51	Maysville	1956	2	1,02
52	Eton	923	1	1,08
53	Darien	1836	2	1,09
54	Mount Zion	1811	2	1,10
55	Brooklet	1647	2	1,21
56	Ludowici	2289	3	1,31
57	Plains	720	1	1,39
58	Bloomingdale	2767	4	1,45
59	Alapaha	667	1	1,50
60	McIntyre	602	1	1,66
61	Hahira	2988	5	1,67
62	Chattahoochee Hills	2982	5	1,68
63	Oxford	2250	4	1,78
64	Claxton	2240	4	1,79
65	Pembroke	2581	5	1,94
66	Willacoochee	1373	3	2,18
67	Lake Park	909	2	2,20
68	Toomsboro	426	1	2,35
69	Statham	2722	7	2,57
70	Trenton	2224	6	2,70
71	Dillard	369	1	2,71
72	Ray City	1065	3	2,82
73	Blue Ridge	1418	4	2,82
74	Ellijay	1733	5	2,89
75	Pine Mountain	1383	4	2,89
76	Mount Airy	1307	4	3,06
77	Norman Park	976	3	3,07
78	Oglethorpe	1160	4	3,45
79	Cave Spring	1131	4	3,54
80	Arlington	1375	5	3,64
81	Gordon	1869	7	3,75
82	Bowdon	2107	8	3,80
83	Pine Lake	770	3	3,90
84	Clayton	2264	9	3,98
85	Tennille	1977	8	4,05
86	Clarkesville	1843	8	4,34
87	Arcade	1905	9	4,72
88	Greenville	838	4	4,77
89	Sparta	1232	6	4,87
90	Lake City	2838	14	4,93
91	Sparks	2012	10	4,97
92	Ellaville	1874	10	5,34
93	Sylvania	2433	13	5,34
94	Hiawassee	916	5	5,46
95	Helen	547	3	5,48
96	Omega	1221	7	5,73
97	Wadley	1896	11	5,80
98	Roberta	970	6	6,19
99	Homerville	2394	15	6,27
100	Colquitt	1863	12	6,44
101	Louisville	2209	16	7,24
102	Emerson	1610	12	7,45
103	Buchanan	1166	9	7,72
104	Wrens	1974	16	8,11
105	Warrenton	1714	14	8,17
106	Talbotton	843	7	8,30
107	Lavonia	2163	20	9,25
108	East Ellijay	573	6	10,47
109	Millen	2769	30	10,83
110	Remerton	1097	13	11,85

3,000 – 10,000 Residents

Rank:	City:	Population:	Total Number of Crimes:	Crime Score:
1	Summerville	4275	0	0,00
2	Tyrone	7390	1	0,14
3	Senoia	4352	1	0,23
4	Cuthbert	3585	1	0,28
5	Alamo	3408	1	0,29
6	Byron	5258	2	0,38
7	Glennville	5083	4	0,79
8	Temple	4462	4	0,90
9	Auburn	7706	7	0,91
10	LaFayette	7210	11	1,53
11	Bremen	6456	10	1,55
12	Avondale Estates	3205	5	1,56
13	Hogansville	3116	5	1,60
14	Chatsworth	4301	7	1,63
15	Adairsville	4879	8	1,64
16	Metter	3981	7	1,76
17	Gray	3188	6	1,88
18	Locust Grove	6852	13	1,90
19	Springfield	4192	8	1,91
20	Social Circle	4517	9	1,99
21	Cleveland	3956	8	2,02
22	Hampton	7841	16	2,04
23	Chickamauga	3149	7	2,22
24	Cairo	9407	21	2,23
25	Cochran	4882	11	2,25
26	Palmetto	4752	11	2,31
27	Lyons	4284	10	2,33
28	Grantville	3250	8	2,46
29	Hiram	4046	10	2,47
30	Harlem	3214	8	2,49
31	Madison	4098	11	2,68
32	Forsyth	4082	11	2,69
33	Jasper	3896	11	2,82
34	Flowery Branch	7760	22	2,84
35	Tybee Island	3148	9	2,86
36	Oakwood	4179	13	3,11
37	Port Wentworth	9105	31	3,40
38	Jackson	5101	18	3,53
39	Fort Oglethorpe	9912	35	3,53
40	Sandersville	5527	20	3,62
41	Folkston	4664	17	3,64
42	Jesup	9698	36	3,71
43	Camilla	5016	19	3,79
44	Cornelia	4278	17	3,97
45	Centerville	7795	31	3,98
46	Commerce	6927	28	4,04
47	Hazlehurst	4143	17	4,10
48	Manchester	3966	17	4,29
49	Toccoa	8310	36	4,33
50	Dawson	4103	18	4,39
51	Morrow	7632	34	4,45
52	Jonesboro	4760	22	4,62
53	Vienna	3663	18	4,91
54	Fitzgerald	8673	43	4,96
55	Stone Mountain	6447	33	5,12
56	Eatonton	6614	34	5,14
57	Thomaston	8703	46	5,29
58	Waynesboro	5462	29	5,31
59	Ocilla	3653	20	5,47
60	Cedartown	9959	59	5,92
61	Montezuma	3030	18	5,94
62	Greensboro	3354	20	5,96
63	West Point	3766	24	6,37
64	Tallapoosa	3159	21	6,65
65	Hartwell	4468	30	6,71
66	Austell	7301	52	7,12
67	Alma	3486	25	7,17
68	Rossville	3967	29	7,31
69	Hapeville	6607	49	7,42
70	Swainsboro	7501	57	7,60
71	Ringgold	3600	28	7,78
72	Eastman	5038	42	8,34
73	Nashville	4839	41	8,47
74	Pelham	3511	31	8,83
75	Ashburn	3623	32	8,83
76	Rockmart	4281	38	8,88
77	Blakely	4603	41	8,91
78	Elberton	4300	39	9,07
79	Blackshear	3526	32	9,08
80	Fort Valley	8675	93	10,72
81	Baxley	4718	73	15,47

10,000 – 30,000 Residents

Rank:	City:	Population:	Total Number of Crimes:	Crime Score:
1	Braselton	11537	1	0,09
2	Holly Springs	12369	3	0,24
3	Duluth	29882	20	0,67
4	Grovetown	14543	14	0,96
5	Pooler	24656	24	0,97
6	Acworth	23028	24	1,04
7	Jefferson	11394	12	1,05
8	Canton	28685	34	1,19
9	Rincon	10039	13	1,29
10	Loganville	12308	16	1,30
11	Suwanee	20227	29	1,43
12	McDonough	25151	37	1,47
13	Fayetteville	18042	29	1,61
14	Decatur	24491	41	1,67
15	Thomasville	18507	33	1,78
16	Powder Springs	15214	33	2,17
17	Dallas	13496	37	2,74
18	Snellville	19947	64	3,21
19	Fairburn	15904	52	3,27
20	Milledgeville	18620	66	3,54
21	Covington	14178	51	3,60
22	Lilburn	12847	47	3,66
23	Villa Rica	15536	57	3,67
24	Norcross	17089	81	4,74
25	Clarkston	12957	63	4,86
26	Doraville	10625	53	4,99
27	Waycross	13771	71	5,16
28	Moultrie	14136	73	5,16
29	Carrollton	27189	160	5,88
30	Cordele	10669	64	6,00
31	Vidalia	10488	65	6,20
32	Monroe	13573	89	6,56
33	Forest Park	20024	134	6,69
34	Bainbridge	12033	91	7,56
35	Dublin	15756	127	8,06
36	Americus	15184	130	8,56
37	College Park	15034	156	10,38
38	Brunswick	16431	175	10,65
39	Griffin	22707	261	11,49

Over 30,000 Residents

Rank:	City:	Population:	Total Number of Crimes:	Crime Score:
1	Milton	39848	11	0,28
2	Johns Creek	85446	34	0,40
3	Peachtree City	35374	18	0,51
4	Alpharetta	67051	42	0,63
5	Sandy Springs	108654	128	1,18
6	Woodstock	32850	42	1,28
7	Roswell	95677	126	1,32
8	Dunwoody	50095	79	1,58
9	Kennesaw	34907	57	1,63
10	Smyrna	57498	117	2,03
11	Dalton	33831	93	2,75
12	Brookhaven	54138	187	3,45
13	Statesboro	31819	110	3,46
14	Marietta	61675	214	3,47
15	Gainesville	41368	158	3,82
16	Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan	242265	982	4,05
17	LaGrange	30611	130	4,25
18	Hinesville	33163	147	4,43
19	Newnan	39830	182	4,57
20	Douglasville	34076	193	5,66
21	Warner Robins	75668	444	5,87
22	Atlanta	496106	3814	7,69
23	Albany	72594	809	11,14
24	East Point	35486	441	12,43

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Safest Places to Live in Georgia of October 2024

Ranking Criteria

50 Safest Places in Georgia of October 2024

Crime Score in All Cities in Georgia of October 2024

Under 3,000 Residents

3,000 – 10,000 Residents

10,000 – 30,000 Residents

Over 30,000 Residents