Violent crime
482 per 100,000 residents, per year
46 reported in the last 12 months
−72% vs. Atlanta (1,719)
Data through September 2026, Atlanta Police Department
Crime in Virginia Highland, Atlanta
The violent crime rate in Virginia Highland is 482 per 100,000 residents per year, 72% below Atlanta as a whole (1,719). It ranks 49 of 59 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
2,314 per 100,000 residents, per year
221 reported in the last 12 months
−34% vs. Atlanta (3,517)
All reported
2,858 per 100,000 residents, per year
273 reported in the last 12 months
−54% vs. Atlanta (6,273)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 9,552 for Virginia Highland. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Virginia Highland sits in Atlanta, and where incidents concentrate
rank 49 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.
Virginia Highland is among the lowest in the city: rank 49 of 59. Nearby in the ranking: Chosewood Park (580), Peachtree Heights West (568), Garden Hills (441), Wildwood (NPU-C) (420).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 017XX Ponce De Leon Ave NE | 10 | 16 | 22% |
| 027XX Bonaventure Ave NE | 9 | 2 | 20% |
“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 41% of Virginia Highland’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 Virginia Highland |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 6 |
| May 2026 | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 6 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Atlanta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 38 | 398 | −75% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 6 | 63 | −41% |
| HomicideViolent | 2 | 21 | +18% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 85 | 890 | −1% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 59 | 618 | −50% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 37 | 387 | −42% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 23 | 241 | −41% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 17 | 178 | −38% |
| Drug offensesOther | 5 | 52 | −94% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 1 | 10 | −94% |
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
- 9,552 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Atlanta, GA
- All neighborhoods
- Atlanta neighborhoods by reported crime rate