Violent crime
891 per 100,000 residents, per year
29 reported in the last 12 months
−48% vs. Atlanta (1,719)
Data through September 2026, Atlanta Police Department
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.
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.
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).
| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0133XX Piedmont Rd NE | 8 | 13 | 28% |
| 0233XX Roswell Rd NE | 7 | 12 | 24% |
“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.
| Month | Violent crimes in Buckhead Forest |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 2 |
| May 2026 | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 0 |
| Aug 2026 | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 2 |
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Atlanta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 27 | 829 | −48% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 2 | 61 | −42% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 28 | 860 | −31% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 15 | 461 | −49% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 13 | 399 | −41% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 5 | 154 | −63% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 3 | 92 | −68% |
| Drug offensesOther | 10 | 307 | −64% |