Atlanta scores 54 out of 100 (moderate safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 4963 of 6168 cities worldwide. The score combines the homicide rate, nearby conflict deaths, income equality and human development from published data (UNODC, UCDP, World Bank, UNDP).

Is Atlanta safe?

United States · North America · data updated 2026-09-04

53.7Moderate · rank 4963 / 6,168
safer than 20% of ranked cities

Atlanta is a city in United States, home to about 458k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 4,963 of 6,168, with a safety score of 53.7 out of 100 - mid-table: neither the data for concern nor the data for reassurance dominates.

Emergency 911 (ambulance, fire, police)

Very high homicide rate23.9 homicides per 100,000 per year (city-measured), about 9× the global city median.

No official source names specific areas to avoid here: travel advisories for United States are country-level, and no published dataset covers neighborhood-level crime - so this briefing does not invent it.

How safe is Atlanta really?

The most direct evidence is measured in the city itself: Atlanta recorded 24 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2024 - roughly 9 times the global city median. United States's income inequality is middling (Gini 41.8) - in this dataset inequality predicts city violence better than any other structural factor, so this neither raises nor lowers the picture much.

What the travel advisories say

The UK Foreign Office publishes travel advice for United States without any avoid-travel warning in force. Both advisories are country-level: no official source publishes verified neighborhood-level crime guidance for individual cities, which is why this page reports named areas only where an official source names them.

What to watch out for in United States

Terrorism in the USA · Protecting your belongings · Violent crime · Protests · Personal ID · Alcohol laws · Illegal drugs · LGBT+ travellers · Road travel · Vehicle safety · Petrol stations · Air travel · Snowstorms · Hurricanes · +6 more

Topic headings from the official UK FCDO travel advice for United States — country-level, not specific to Atlanta. Read what each one says →

The numbers

Homicide rate: 24 /100kcity-measured, 2024 · ~9× the global city median
Conflict deaths: 0within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 41.8country, 2024
Human development: HDI 0.938country, 2023
Income: $89,490/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 458kurban centre · 2,314/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 12.7 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 64/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 74/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 64/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 3.3/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.84Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 7.0 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: 98%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 3.7 doctors /1k2.7 hospital beds per 1,000

Natural hazards in United States

Earthquake: 7.7/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Cyclone: 7.7/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Flood: 7.4/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Tsunami: 7.2/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Drought: 4.2/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

Hazard types scoring under 1 out of 10 are not listed. These describe United States as a whole, not Atlanta specifically.

Same-sex sexual activity is legal in United States (as of 2025).

All country-level figures shared by every city in United States; none of them affect the safety score.

How the score works

Low homicide40%16

Peace25%100

Equality25%52

Development10%94

One fixed, calibrated mix for every city: 40% homicide · 25% peace · 25% equality · 10% HDI. Homicide and conflict deaths are measured outcomes; income inequality carries the structural share because it predicts real city violence far better than national income (which is shown above but scored at zero). Each factor maps to 0-100 against fixed anchors, missing data drops out and is never estimated, and cities with data behind less than half the weighting get “no data” instead of a score. For Atlanta that gives 53.7/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Atlanta compared with Clarkston

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Atlanta, red favours Clarkston.
Measure	Atlanta	Clarkston	Difference
Safety score	53.7	53.7	±0.0
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	24 /100k	24 /100k	±0.0 /100k
Conflict deaths within 100 km	0	0	±0

Differences are plain arithmetic between the two stored figures — nothing is modelled. Both cities are in United States, so they share every country-level figure and only the city-level ones are listed. Full report for Clarkston →

Nearby cities

See Atlanta on the interactive map → · Safest cities in North America → · Full travel briefings →