Violent crime
441 per 100,000 residents, per year
24 reported in the last 12 months
−74% vs. Atlanta (1,719)
Data through September 2026, Atlanta Police Department
Crime in Garden Hills, Atlanta
The violent crime rate in Garden Hills is 441 per 100,000 residents per year, 74% below Atlanta as a whole (1,719). It ranks 50 of 59 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
1,028 per 100,000 residents, per year
56 reported in the last 12 months
−71% vs. Atlanta (3,517)
All reported
2,130 per 100,000 residents, per year
116 reported in the last 12 months
−66% vs. Atlanta (6,273)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 5,446 for Garden Hills. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Garden Hills sits in Atlanta
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SaferHigher rateFewer than 2,500 residents: shaded with its NPU’s rateNot rated: park or fewer than 2,500 residentsViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, last 12 months. Click an area to open it.
Garden Hills is among the lowest in the city: rank 50 of 59. Nearby in the ranking: Peachtree Heights West (568), Virginia Highland (482), Wildwood (NPU-C) (420), Knight Park/Howell Station (381).
Violent crime, month by month
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Garden Hills |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 1 |
| May 2026 | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 4 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Atlanta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 22 | 404 | −75% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 2 | 37 | −65% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 23 | 422 | −37% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 10 | 184 | −85% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 10 | 184 | −55% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 9 | 165 | −82% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 4 | 73 | −74% |
| Drug offensesOther | 33 | 606 | −28% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 3 | 55 | −71% |
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
- 5,446 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Atlanta, GA
- All neighborhoods
- Atlanta neighborhoods by reported crime rate