The 10 Most Dangerous Cities In Georgia For 2021

The Most Dangerous Cities In Georgia For 2021

1. College Park
2. Americus
3. Albany
4. Forest Park
5. Warner Robins
6. Douglasville
7. Morrow
8. Bainbridge
9. Waynesboro
10. Clarkston

The 10 Most Dangerous Places To Live In Georgia For 2021

Located on the south side of Atlanta, College Park once again features at the top of Georgia's most dangerous cities. It might be home to the world's busiest airport, but College Park is also home to a whole lot of crime.

College Park is the most violent place in Georgia, with the fourth highest rate of rape cases and the second highest murder rate. Property crime isn't much better, considering that 212 of College Park's residents had their cars stolen in 2019.

To be fair, It's important to remember that the FBI bases its crime data on where the crimes occurred and the police department for College Park covers places Clayton and Fulton County associated with the city and not just the city proper.

That being said, Ludacris, 2 Chainz, and Jung Joc all came from College Park and they don't sing about rainbows and butterflies.

Earning the second place medal for Georgia's most dangerous places is Americus, a city of 15,110 in Sumter County. Americus had the highest rate of rape cases in the state and 127 total violent crimes reported in 2019.

Murder and burglary rates in Americus are also the fourth highest and third highest statewide as well, so make sure you keep your guard up and your doors locked here.

Americus is the home of the Habitat for Humanity international headquarters, so if they could steer some charitable energy towards reducing local crime rates, we're sure the city can get itself off this list in no time.

Georgia's 3rd biggest city, Albany, ranks as the third most dangerous place to call home in the Peach State. Residents faced a 1 in 94 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in 2019 -- yikes. For the record, that's the second highest violent crime rate in Georgia.

And being attacked isn't the only thing to be worried about in Albany. The city also has the highest burglary rate in Georgia, with about two burglaries happening each day, on average.

So while Chehaw Park & Zoo might have loads of scary carnivores, there's a lot more terrifying stuff going down on the streets of Albany.

Located just south of Atlanta, Forest Park is a place with a whole lot of crime. There were 118 car thefts in Forest Park in 2019, quite high for a city with a population of 20,273.

There were also 654 larceny cases, so make sure nobody pilfers your produce after a day out at the farmer's market.

Violent crime rates in Forest Park are also quite high, as Forest Park ranks in the top ten statewide for both rape and murder rates.

Forest Park wasn't on this list last year, so hopefully, they can turn things around and get off this list by next year.

Georgia's 2nd biggest city, Warner Robins, is also its fifth most dangerous. Warner Robins had the third highest rate of rape cases in the state in 2019 and violent crime as a whole ranks as the seventh highest statewide.

Burglary rates are also incredibly high, with 626 recorded in 2019. With such high crime rates, you'd be well advised to bring a buddy with you if you go for a walk on Wellston Trail.

Up next on our list of incredibly dangerous places to call home in Georgia is Douglasville, a city of 34,609 located about a half-hour west of Atlanta.

Property crime is primarily what lands Douglasville on this list, considering that the city experienced between five and six property crimes a day in 2019, on average. We just hope nobody robs the local art museum.

Additionally, there are some troubling violent crime numbers in Douglasville, especially when it comes to rape and aggravated assault.

Another city to the south of Atlanta, Morrow comes in as the seventh least safe place in Georgia. Morrow is actually the least violent place to feature on our list, but it still had the second highest rate of rape cases in Georgia.

Morrow also had the highest property crime rate, with residents facing a 1 in 11 of having their stuff stolen or damaged over 2019. That ridiculously high rate means that Morrow also has the highest overall crime rate in Georgia, outstripping the national average by 300%.

At least you can get away from all the crime by visiting Reynolds Nature Preserve -- just get home before dark!

The county seat of Decatur County in southwestern Georgia, Bainbridge ranks as the eighth most dangerous spot in the state.

Bainbridge had the second highest burglary rate in Georgia, with 100 cases reported in 2019; quite high for a city of just 11,986. There was also an average of one larceny case a day in Bainbridge, so make sure nobody swipes your catch after a day fishing at Silver Lake.

Violent crime was even worse in Bainbridge, with residents facing a 1 in 81 chance of being the victim of an attack.

Don't let Waynesboro small size lull you into a false sense of security -- this city of just 5,387 had 3 murders in 2019, giving it the highest murder rate in Georgia.

The burglary rate in Waynesboro is also the sixth highest in the state, so we hope there's enough security at the local history museum to prevent a heist.

Waynesboro is located about 30 miles south of Augusta.

Clarkston is one of Georgia's fastest-growing cities, but it's also one of the most dangerous places.

Clarkston had the third highest murder rate in Georgia for 2019 and the sixth highest violent crime rate overall.

Property crime rates in Clarkston are the lowest on this list, so if the city can get its violent crime rate down as well, it'll be back off this list in no time. Which is what you want to see in America's most diverse square mile.