Violent crime
703 per 100,000 residents, per year
37 reported in the last 12 months
−59% vs. Atlanta (1,719)
Data through September 2026, Atlanta Police Department
Crime in Atlanta University Center, Atlanta
The violent crime rate in Atlanta University Center is 703 per 100,000 residents per year, 59% below Atlanta as a whole (1,719). It ranks 41 of 59 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
1,709 per 100,000 residents, per year
90 reported in the last 12 months
−51% vs. Atlanta (3,517)
All reported
3,456 per 100,000 residents, per year
182 reported in the last 12 months
−45% vs. Atlanta (6,273)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 5,266 for Atlanta University Center. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Atlanta University Center sits in Atlanta, and where incidents concentrate
rank 41 of 59Loading map…
1the block with the most violent incidents10the tenthCounted over the last 12 months. Point at a mark, or at a row in the table below, to see which street it is.
SaferHigher rateFewer than 2,500 residents: shaded with its NPU’s rateNot rated: park or fewer than 2,500 residentsArea shading: violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, so you can see how this neighbourhood compares with the ones around it.
Atlanta University Center is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 41 of 59. Nearby in the ranking: Inman Park (804), North Buckhead (715), Home Park (685), Pine Hills (683).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 010XX Northside Dr SW | 5 | 2 | 14% |
“Block” is the hundred-block of the address the police department publishes (for example 25XX Martin Luther King Jr Dr SW), never an exact address. Its mark on the map is rounded to about 100 meters. Only blocks with 5 or more violent incidents in the window are listed; the top 1 account for 14% of Atlanta University Center’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.
Violent crime, month by month
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Atlanta University Center |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 4 |
| May 2026 | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Atlanta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 35 | 665 | −58% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 2 | 38 | −64% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 48 | 912 | +1% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 18 | 342 | −49% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 16 | 304 | −76% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 7 | 133 | −68% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 1 | 19 | −93% |
| Drug offensesOther | 47 | 893 | +5% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 8 | 152 | −20% |
Source and dates
OpenDataWebsite_Crime_view- Source
- Atlanta Police Department, via Atlanta Police Open Data (dataset OpenDataWebsite_Crime_view), aggregated by neighborhood
- Window
- October 2025 to September 2026 (12 months)
- Population
- 5,266 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Atlanta, GA
- All neighborhoods
- Atlanta neighborhoods by reported crime rate