Violent crime
588 per 100,000 residents, per year
68 reported in the last 12 months
−66% vs. Atlanta (1,719)
Data through September 2026, Atlanta Police Department
The violent crime rate in Morningside/Lenox Park is 588 per 100,000 residents per year, 66% below Atlanta as a whole (1,719). It ranks 45 of 59 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
Violent crime
588 per 100,000 residents, per year
68 reported in the last 12 months
−66% vs. Atlanta (1,719)
Property crime
1,547 per 100,000 residents, per year
179 reported in the last 12 months
−56% vs. Atlanta (3,517)
All reported
2,462 per 100,000 residents, per year
285 reported in the last 12 months
−61% vs. Atlanta (6,273)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 11,574 for Morningside/Lenox 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.
Morningside/Lenox Park is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 45 of 59. Nearby in the ranking: Pine Hills (683), Kirkwood (617), East Lake (583), Chosewood Park (580).
| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0119XX Cheshire Bridge Rd NE | 17 | 16 | 25% |
| 0215XX Piedmont Ave NE | 10 | 10 | 15% |
| 0317XX Cheshire Bridge Rd NE | 8 | 15 | 12% |
| 0421XX Piedmont Rd NE | 8 | 2 | 12% |
“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 4 account for 63% of Morningside/Lenox Park’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.
| Month | Violent crimes in Morningside/Lenox Park |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 6 |
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Atlanta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 65 | 562 | −65% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 3 | 26 | −75% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 68 | 588 | −35% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 47 | 406 | −67% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 28 | 242 | −64% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 22 | 190 | −54% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 14 | 121 | −58% |
| Drug offensesOther | 35 | 302 | −64% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 3 | 26 | −86% |