countyscore

Best Safety Counties in Georgia

Violent and property crime rates per 100K residents Compare rankings across all 159 counties.

Average Safety Score
49/100
Top County
Baker County
Counties Ranked
159

Top 10

#1
Baker County
GA
98/100
#2
Chattahoochee County
GA
98/100
#3
Dade County
GA
98/100
#4
Dooly County
GA
98/100
#5
Johnson County
GA
98/100
#6
Miller County
GA
98/100
#7
Quitman County
GA
98/100
#8
Stewart County
GA
98/100
#9
Taliaferro County
GA
98/100
#10
Toombs County
GA
98/100

All Georgia Counties Ranked

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Baker County, GA
97.5
63.2
2Chattahoochee County, GA
97.5
54.6
3Dade County, GA
97.5
63.5
4Dooly County, GA
97.5
54.9
5Johnson County, GA
97.5
62.8
6Miller County, GA
97.5
54.3
7Quitman County, GA
97.5
60
8Stewart County, GA
97.5
58.6
9Taliaferro County, GA
97.5
51.7
10Toombs County, GA
97.5
58.3
11Webster County, GA
97.5
65.2
12Echols County, GA
92.5
60.9
13Taylor County, GA
91.7
56.3
14Walker County, GA
87.8
55
15Ware County, GA
85.2
54
16Macon County, GA
83.3
47.4
17Telfair County, GA
83
55.9
18Columbia County, GA
82.1
51.5
19Harris County, GA
81.7
55.8
20Forsyth County, GA
81.2
58.5
21Atkinson County, GA
80
56
22Long County, GA
80
44.8
23Murray County, GA
79.7
61.1
24Charlton County, GA
79
53.1
25Richmond County, GA
78.7
39
26Calhoun County, GA
78.2
57.7
27Turner County, GA
77.7
54.7
28Warren County, GA
77.4
58.4
29Cook County, GA
76.5
52.6
30Randolph County, GA
76.3
52.5
31Morgan County, GA
75.3
55.7
32Schley County, GA
75.2
57.1
33Effingham County, GA
73.1
49
34Monroe County, GA
71.5
57.7
35Wilkinson County, GA
71.1
55.2
36Talbot County, GA
71
43.7
37Terrell County, GA
70.4
47.9
38Bacon County, GA
69.8
51.8
39Lamar County, GA
69.6
44.5
40Screven County, GA
69.3
49.9
41Wilcox County, GA
69.1
58.7
42Cherokee County, GA
68.7
52.2
43Towns County, GA
68.3
68.1
44Rockdale County, GA
68.2
46.7
45Lumpkin County, GA
67.4
55.3
46Pickens County, GA
67.4
57.5
47Union County, GA
66.9
62
48Glascock County, GA
66.3
55.1
49Butts County, GA
66
45.8
50McDuffie County, GA
64.5
46.4
51Marion County, GA
63.9
53.1
52Habersham County, GA
63.4
55.5
53Tattnall County, GA
62.2
49.8
54Wheeler County, GA
62.1
60.9
55Twiggs County, GA
61.2
55.7
56Clinch County, GA
61.1
49.6
57Washington County, GA
61
45
58Hancock County, GA
60.7
51.8
59Pike County, GA
60.4
49.3
60Lincoln County, GA
59.1
52.5
61Laurens County, GA
58.8
51.7
62Walton County, GA
58.7
45.8
63Jones County, GA
58.1
48.9
64Camden County, GA
56.4
45.6
65Heard County, GA
55.7
51.1
66Fulton County, GA
55.3
44.3
67Fannin County, GA
54.9
60.1
68Jasper County, GA
54.7
47.2
69Jackson County, GA
54.4
47.5
70White County, GA
54.3
45.9
71Lanier County, GA
53.4
41.7
72Greene County, GA
52.4
51.1
73Fayette County, GA
50.9
50
74Franklin County, GA
50.8
51.5
75Upson County, GA
50.4
47.1
76Dawson County, GA
50.3
56.1
77Madison County, GA
50.2
48.3
78Emanuel County, GA
49.3
43.6
79Clay County, GA
48.5
56
80Elbert County, GA
47.7
46.8
81Oglethorpe County, GA
46.9
53.4
82Bryan County, GA
46.7
43.3
83Evans County, GA
46.7
43.4
84Polk County, GA
45.9
43.6
85Bartow County, GA
45.8
44.5
86Seminole County, GA
45.6
45.5
87Jeff Davis County, GA
45.1
46.6
88Grady County, GA
44.8
43.9
89Coffee County, GA
44.6
47.4
90Meriwether County, GA
44.2
38.9
91Lee County, GA
43.5
42.3
92Stephens County, GA
42.8
46.9
93Worth County, GA
42.7
38.4
94Brantley County, GA
42.3
48.6
95Paulding County, GA
42
43.2
96Jefferson County, GA
39.6
45.8
97Chattooga County, GA
38.5
46.3
98Treutlen County, GA
38.1
45.1
99Brooks County, GA
37.8
41
100Putnam County, GA
37.5
43.8
101Dougherty County, GA
37
29.6
102Wayne County, GA
36.4
44.7
103Crawford County, GA
36.1
46.1
104Jenkins County, GA
35.2
48.5
105Oconee County, GA
35.2
54.7
106Gwinnett County, GA
35
35.6
107Catoosa County, GA
34.3
47.3
108Haralson County, GA
33.9
46.6
109Barrow County, GA
33.5
37.2
110Irwin County, GA
32.3
44.1
111Bulloch County, GA
32.1
37
112Hart County, GA
31.7
53
113Gordon County, GA
31
43.2
114Gilmer County, GA
30.9
51.3
115Appling County, GA
30.5
50.3
116Hall County, GA
30.5
39
117Wilkes County, GA
30
39.7
118Rabun County, GA
29.9
50.8
119Candler County, GA
29
37.3
120Cobb County, GA
28.2
45.4
121Tift County, GA
28
38.2
122Liberty County, GA
26.4
34.3
123Colquitt County, GA
26.1
40.7
124McIntosh County, GA
25.9
47.5
125Mitchell County, GA
25.7
34.8
126Burke County, GA
23.4
49.8
127Newton County, GA
21.7
35.4
128Coweta County, GA
21.6
41.6
129Berrien County, GA
20.6
39.7
130Bleckley County, GA
20.3
46.6
131Henry County, GA
19.8
35.1
132Whitfield County, GA
19
40.2
133Carroll County, GA
18.6
42
134Pulaski County, GA
18.4
45.1
135Early County, GA
18.2
43.5
136Douglas County, GA
18.1
36
137Dodge County, GA
17.6
45.6
138Chatham County, GA
16.9
33.6
139Lowndes County, GA
16.7
31.9
140Banks County, GA
16.3
43.3
141Peach County, GA
13.2
32
142Houston County, GA
11.5
38.2
143Floyd County, GA
10.9
38.1
144Spalding County, GA
9.9
31.7
145Thomas County, GA
9.2
32.8
146Glynn County, GA
8.7
40.9
147Sumter County, GA
7.7
32.8
148Decatur County, GA
6.8
30.8
149Troup County, GA
5.9
26.4
150Muscogee County, GA
5.7
29.4
151Baldwin County, GA
4.9
33.5
152Clarke County, GA
4.7
29.3
153Ben Hill County, GA
4.2
37.7
154Clayton County, GA
3.7
22.4
155Crisp County, GA
2.3
34.3
156Bibb County, GA
1.7
21.6
157Pierce County, GA
1.5
35.2
158DeKalb County, GA
1
30.7
159Montgomery County, GA
0.8
34.1

Data Source

Safety data from CrimeByCounty. See full details at CrimeByCounty. Data updated February 2026.