Neighborhood overview

Southwest, Atlanta

Recent police-feed safety data for Southwest in Atlanta, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Atlanta police open-data feed.

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Safety Index

Southwest reports notably higher per-capita rates than Atlanta citywide. Use the Awareness tab for the offense mix.

  • Violent (persons)

    4,080 / 100k local

    vs Atlanta 661 / 100k citywide (+517%)

    reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+975%)

  • Property

    6,120 / 100k local

    vs Atlanta 2,651 / 100k citywide (+131%)

    reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+216%)

~1,278 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~98 days · newest report Oct 9, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)

Recent activity (27 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in late night (12am–6am) (33% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports flat week-over-week (1 this week, 1 the week before).
  • · property reports up 1 week-over-week (3 this week, 2 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports up 2 week-over-week (2 this week, 0 the week before).
  • · Most reports in Southwest occur during late night (12am-6am) — 33% of the past 30 days landed in that window.

Explore Southwest in the live app

City Awareness · Crime Map · Neighborhood Watch

How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.