Do you live in one of the murder capitals of Georgia?
We all watch the news with horror when we hear about a homicide that happens not that far away from us. While a murder just blocks or even a couple of towns away from your house would make anyone uneasy, in the long run, most likely, where you live is relatively safe.
So we wanted to get the facts straight and dug into the FBI crime data in order to identify the places with the most murders and the highest murder rates per capita in Georgia.
The result is the Murder Capitals of the Peach State for 2023:
What city has the highest murder rate in Georgia? The city with the highest murder rate in Georgia is College Park with 65.6 murders per 100,000 people.
What is the city in Georgia with highest number of murders? The city in Georgia with the highest number of murders is Atlanta with 159 murders.
Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town in Georgia ranked. There were ‘only’ 61 cities in Georgia where a city reported a murder to the FBI, meaning 41 places had no murder.
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The 10 Murder Capitals Of Georgia For 2023
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Population: 15,241
Rank Last Year: 1
Murders: 10 (4th Most)
Murders Per 100k: 65.6 (Most)
More on College Park: Data | Cost Of Living | Crime Report
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Population: 521,274
Rank Last Year: –
Murders: 159 (Most)
Murders Per 100k: 30.5 (6th Most)
More on Atlanta: Data | Cost Of Living | Crime Report
3. South Fulton
Population: 104,282
Rank Last Year: 5
Murders: 24 (2nd Most)
Murders Per 100k: 23.0 (9th Most)
More on South Fulton:
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Population: 20,015
Rank Last Year: 27
Murders: 7 (7th Most)
Murders Per 100k: 35.0 (4th Most)
More on Forest Park: Data | Cost Of Living | Crime Report
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Population: 70,214
Rank Last Year: 2
Murders: 15 (3rd Most)
Murders Per 100k: 21.4 (11th Most)
More on Albany: Data | Cost Of Living | Crime Report
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Population: 14,798
Rank Last Year: 23
Murders: 5 (12th Most)
Murders Per 100k: 33.8 (5th Most)
More on Americus: Data | Cost Of Living | Crime Report
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Population: 18,551
Rank Last Year: 14
Murders: 5 (12th Most)
Murders Per 100k: 27.0 (8th Most)
More on Milledgeville: Data | Cost Of Living | Crime Report
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Population: 30,874
Rank Last Year: 8
Murders: 6 (9th Most)
Murders Per 100k: 19.4 (14th Most)
More on LaGrange: Data | Cost Of Living | Crime Report
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Population: 6,357
Rank Last Year: 28
Murders: 3 (22nd Most)
Murders Per 100k: 47.2 (2nd Most)
More on Stone Mountain: Data | Cost Of Living | Crime Report
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Population: 56,844
Rank Last Year: 15
Murders: 8 (5th Most)
Murders Per 100k: 14.1 (20th Most)
More on Valdosta: Data | Cost Of Living
Methodology: How we calculated the murder capitals of Georgia
While there are surveys and public polls on what cities in a state are the most dangerous, we didn’t want to rely on speculation and opinion. Instead, we looked at the hard numbers from the FBI’s last year of reporting. Specifically, we analyzed the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report which summarizes the number of murders that may happen in each city per year.
We only looked every single city in Georgia for which FBI data was available for the most recent FBI Crime In The United States. That left us with 61 cities to rank.
Finally, we averaged the two scores into an index:
- The raw number of murders in each city
- The murders per person
We felt as if a small place with 2,500 people and two murders makes it a lot more dangerous than a city of 25,000 people with three murders. Any ties went to the larger city.
This article is an opinion based on facts. It is our tenth time ranking the most places with the most murders per capita in Georgia and is updated for 2023.
Summary: The Places With The Most Murders In Georgia For 2023
If you’re looking at the places in Georgia with the most murders, and where residents have the highest chances of being killed themselves, this is an accurate list. Again, these statistics are an indication of where crimes occur, not a statement about the effectiveness of the law enforcement in the areas they serve.
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How do you know the murder rates for 2020? Even the FBI is not that good. How did Macon escape your attention? They had 24 or more this year (2019).
I agree with the other comment. Columbus Ga had 46. How did escape the list. Need to go back and redo this list