Violent crime
3,435 per 100,000 residents, per year
97 reported in the last 12 months
+100% vs. Atlanta (1,719)
Data through September 2026, Atlanta Police Department
The violent crime rate in Hammond Park is 3,435 per 100,000 residents per year, 100% above Atlanta as a whole (1,719). It ranks 9 of 59 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
Violent crime
3,435 per 100,000 residents, per year
97 reported in the last 12 months
+100% vs. Atlanta (1,719)
Property crime
2,939 per 100,000 residents, per year
83 reported in the last 12 months
−16% vs. Atlanta (3,517)
All reported
7,436 per 100,000 residents, per year
210 reported in the last 12 months
+19% vs. Atlanta (6,273)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 2,824 for Hammond Park. 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.
Hammond Park is among the highest in the city: rank 9 of 59. Nearby in the ranking: Grove Park (3,517), Sweet Auburn (3,448), West End (3,381), Pittsburgh (3,071).
| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 015XX Cleveland Ave SW | 28 | 13 | 29% |
| 0228XX Springdale Rd SW | 18 | 8 | 19% |
| 0329XX Springdale Rd SW | 6 | 5 | 6% |
“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 3 account for 54% of Hammond Park’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.
| Month | Violent crimes in Hammond Park |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 12 |
| Mar 2026 | 18 |
| Apr 2026 | 6 |
| May 2026 | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | 7 |
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Atlanta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 90 | 3,187 | +100% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 6 | 212 | +101% |
| HomicideViolent | 1 | 35 | +100% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 29 | 1,027 | −18% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 23 | 814 | +21% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 13 | 460 | +61% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 11 | 390 | −57% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 7 | 248 | −40% |
| Drug offensesOther | 26 | 921 | +9% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 4 | 142 | −25% |