Data through September 2026, Atlanta Police Department

Crime in Buckhead Forest, Atlanta

The violent crime rate in Buckhead Forest is 891 per 100,000 residents per year, 48% below Atlanta as a whole (1,719). It ranks 38 of 59 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Sep 2026

Violent crime

891 per 100,000 residents, per year

29 reported in the last 12 months

−48% vs. Atlanta (1,719)

Property crime

1,966 per 100,000 residents, per year

64 reported in the last 12 months

−44% vs. Atlanta (3,517)

All reported

3,164 per 100,000 residents, per year

103 reported in the last 12 months

−50% vs. Atlanta (6,273)

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 3,255 for Buckhead Forest. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.

Where Buckhead Forest sits in Atlanta, and where incidents concentrate

rank 38 of 59
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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.

Buckhead Forest is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 38 of 59. Nearby in the ranking: East Atlanta (1,003), Ormewood Park (920), Inman Park (804), North Buckhead (715).

Blocks with the most violent incidents

12 months to Sep 2026
BlockViolentPropertyShare of area’s violent
0133XX Piedmont Rd NE81328%
0233XX Roswell Rd NE71224%

“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 2 account for 52% of Buckhead Forest’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
Violent crimes in Buckhead Forest by month
MonthViolent crimes in Buckhead Forest
Oct 20252
Nov 20251
Dec 20254
Jan 20263
Feb 20265
Mar 20262
Apr 20262
May 20262
Jun 20263
Jul 20260
Aug 20263
Sep 20262

Reported crime by type

last 12 months
OffenseReportedPer 100k, per yearvs. Atlanta
Assault and batteryViolent27829−48%
RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent261−42%
TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty28860−31%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty15461−49%
Property damage and arsonProperty13399−41%
Vehicle theftProperty5154−63%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty392−68%
Drug offensesOther10307−64%

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
3,255 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
City page
Crime in Atlanta, GA
All neighborhoods
Atlanta neighborhoods by reported crime rate