Violent crime
3,775 per 100,000 residents, per year
115 reported in the last 12 months
+120% vs. Atlanta (1,719)
Data through September 2026, Atlanta Police Department
Crime in Peoplestown, Atlanta
The violent crime rate in Peoplestown is 3,775 per 100,000 residents per year, 120% above Atlanta as a whole (1,719). It ranks 5 of 59 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
4,859 per 100,000 residents, per year
148 reported in the last 12 months
+38% vs. Atlanta (3,517)
All reported
11,293 per 100,000 residents, per year
344 reported in the last 12 months
+80% vs. Atlanta (6,273)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 3,046 for Peoplestown. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Peoplestown sits in Atlanta, and where incidents concentrate
rank 5 of 59Loading map…
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.
Peoplestown is among the highest in the city: rank 5 of 59. Nearby in the ranking: Center Hill (4,032), Vine City (3,853), Downtown (3,632), Grove Park (3,517).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 019XX Hank Aaron Dr SE | 16 | 7 | 14% |
| 020XX Milton Ave SE | 12 | 25 | 10% |
| 032XX Tuskegee St SE | 10 | 8 | 9% |
| 0410XX Hank Aaron Dr SE | 7 | 2 | 6% |
| 050XX Boynton Ave SE | 6 | 5 | 5% |
| 068XX Hank Aaron Dr SW | 6 | 4 | 5% |
| 079XX Washington St SW | 6 | 3 | 5% |
| 0811XX Pryor Rd SW | 5 | 5 | 4% |
| 090XX Vanira Ave SE | 5 | 3 | 4% |
“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 9 account for 63% of Peoplestown’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| Month | Violent crimes in Peoplestown |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 12 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 11 |
| Apr 2026 | 10 |
| May 2026 | 18 |
| Jun 2026 | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 9 |
| Sep 2026 | 15 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Atlanta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 104 | 3,414 | +114% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 9 | 295 | +179% |
| HomicideViolent | 2 | 66 | +271% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 46 | 1,510 | +67% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 38 | 1,248 | +86% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 36 | 1,182 | −5% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 14 | 460 | +61% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 14 | 460 | +12% |
| Drug offensesOther | 68 | 2,232 | +164% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 13 | 427 | +125% |
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
- 3,046 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Atlanta, GA
- All neighborhoods
- Atlanta neighborhoods by reported crime rate