Lowest Crime Counties in Georgia (2026)

Counties with the fewest reported crimes per capita.

Based on data from FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.

Top 5 Lowest Crime Counties

Forsyth County — Violent Crime Rate: 386.1
Fulton County — Violent Crime Rate: 386.1
Gwinnett County — Violent Crime Rate: 386.1
Appling County — Violent Crime Rate: 386.1
Atkinson County — Violent Crime Rate: 386.1

Lowest Crime varies dramatically across Georgia's 159 counties — from 386.1 in Forsyth County to 386.1 in Worth County. The state average is 386.1.

Forsyth County leads the 2026 ranking at 386.1. The table below ranks all 159 counties, with links to each county's full data profile.

Full County Rankings

Rank	County	Violent Crime Rate	Property Crime Rate	Population
#1	Forsyth County	386.1	2234.9	260,062
#2	Fulton County	386.1	2234.9	1,068,507
#3	Gwinnett County	386.1	2234.9	966,972
#4	Appling County	386.1	2234.9	18,426
#5	Atkinson County	386.1	2234.9	8,261
#6	Bacon County	386.1	2234.9	11,129
#7	Baker County	386.1	2234.9	2,830
#8	Baldwin County	386.1	2234.9	43,669
#9	Banks County	386.1	2234.9	18,757
#10	Barrow County	386.1	2234.9	86,982
#11	Bartow County	386.1	2234.9	111,153
#12	Ben Hill County	386.1	2234.9	17,138
#13	Berrien County	386.1	2234.9	18,257
#14	Bibb County	386.1	2234.9	156,543
#15	Cobb County	386.1	2234.9	769,152
#16	Douglas County	386.1	2234.9	146,141
#17	Bleckley County	386.1	2234.9	12,414
#18	Brantley County	386.1	2234.9	18,171
#19	Brooks County	386.1	2234.9	16,285
#20	Bryan County	386.1	2234.9	46,681
#21	Bulloch County	386.1	2234.9	81,372
#22	Burke County	386.1	2234.9	24,427
#23	Butts County	386.1	2234.9	26,074
#24	Calhoun County	386.1	2234.9	5,528
#25	Camden County	386.1	2234.9	56,036
#26	Candler County	386.1	2234.9	10,972
#27	Carroll County	386.1	2234.9	122,187
#28	Catoosa County	386.1	2234.9	68,356
#29	Charlton County	386.1	2234.9	12,711
#30	Chatham County	386.1	2234.9	298,143
#31	Chattahoochee County	386.1	2234.9	9,181
#32	Chattooga County	386.1	2234.9	24,975
#33	Cherokee County	386.1	2234.9	274,539
#34	Clarke County	386.1	2234.9	129,267
#35	Clay County	386.1	2234.9	2,853
#36	Clayton County	386.1	2234.9	298,771
#37	Clinch County	386.1	2234.9	6,722
#38	Coffee County	386.1	2234.9	43,161
#39	Colquitt County	386.1	2234.9	45,907
#40	Columbia County	386.1	2234.9	159,638
#41	Cook County	386.1	2234.9	17,363
#42	Coweta County	386.1	2234.9	150,071
#43	Crawford County	386.1	2234.9	12,183
#44	Crisp County	386.1	2234.9	19,995
#45	Dade County	386.1	2234.9	16,196
#46	Dawson County	386.1	2234.9	28,704
#47	Decatur County	386.1	2234.9	29,118
#48	DeKalb County	386.1	2234.9	762,105
#49	Dodge County	386.1	2234.9	19,909
#50	Dooly County	386.1	2234.9	11,026
#51	Dougherty County	386.1	2234.9	83,915
#52	Early County	386.1	2234.9	10,683
#53	Echols County	386.1	2234.9	3,705
#54	Effingham County	386.1	2234.9	67,265
#55	Elbert County	386.1	2234.9	19,725
#56	Emanuel County	386.1	2234.9	22,961
#57	Evans County	386.1	2234.9	10,740
#58	Fannin County	386.1	2234.9	25,605
#59	Fayette County	386.1	2234.9	120,689
#60	Floyd County	386.1	2234.9	98,985
#61	Franklin County	386.1	2234.9	23,840
#62	Gilmer County	386.1	2234.9	31,976
#63	Glascock County	386.1	2234.9	2,913
#64	Glynn County	386.1	2234.9	84,987
#65	Gordon County	386.1	2234.9	58,336
#66	Grady County	386.1	2234.9	26,056
#67	Greene County	386.1	2234.9	19,586
#68	Habersham County	386.1	2234.9	46,948
#69	Hall County	386.1	2234.9	208,395
#70	Hancock County	386.1	2234.9	8,630
#71	Haralson County	386.1	2234.9	30,720
#72	Harris County	386.1	2234.9	35,509
#73	Hart County	386.1	2234.9	26,484
#74	Heard County	386.1	2234.9	11,616
#75	Henry County	386.1	2234.9	245,417
#76	Houston County	386.1	2234.9	166,902
#77	Irwin County	386.1	2234.9	9,385
#78	Jackson County	386.1	2234.9	80,640
#79	Jasper County	386.1	2234.9	15,345
#80	Jeff Davis County	386.1	2234.9	14,838
#81	Jefferson County	386.1	2234.9	15,468
#82	Jenkins County	386.1	2234.9	8,674
#83	Johnson County	386.1	2234.9	9,192
#84	Jones County	386.1	2234.9	28,526
#85	Lamar County	386.1	2234.9	19,098
#86	Lanier County	386.1	2234.9	10,094
#87	Laurens County	386.1	2234.9	49,619
#88	Lee County	386.1	2234.9	33,337
#89	Liberty County	386.1	2234.9	66,826
#90	Lincoln County	386.1	2234.9	7,773
#91	Long County	386.1	2234.9	17,512
#92	Lowndes County	386.1	2234.9	119,055
#93	Lumpkin County	386.1	2234.9	33,931
#94	McDuffie County	386.1	2234.9	21,687
#95	McIntosh County	386.1	2234.9	11,187
#96	Macon County	386.1	2234.9	11,953
#97	Madison County	386.1	2234.9	30,914
#98	Marion County	386.1	2234.9	7,474
#99	Meriwether County	386.1	2234.9	20,757
#100	Miller County	386.1	2234.9	5,873
#101	Mitchell County	386.1	2234.9	21,441
#102	Monroe County	386.1	2234.9	28,919
#103	Montgomery County	386.1	2234.9	8,675
#104	Morgan County	386.1	2234.9	20,614
#105	Murray County	386.1	2234.9	40,282
#106	Muscogee County	386.1	2234.9	204,383
#107	Newton County	386.1	2234.9	115,530
#108	Oconee County	386.1	2234.9	42,788
#109	Oglethorpe County	386.1	2234.9	15,221
#110	Paulding County	386.1	2234.9	174,292
#111	Peach County	386.1	2234.9	28,269
#112	Pickens County	386.1	2234.9	34,197
#113	Pierce County	386.1	2234.9	19,996
#114	Pike County	386.1	2234.9	19,540
#115	Polk County	386.1	2234.9	43,365
#116	Pulaski County	386.1	2234.9	9,893
#117	Putnam County	386.1	2234.9	22,524
#118	Quitman County	386.1	2234.9	2,092
#119	Rabun County	386.1	2234.9	17,107
#120	Randolph County	386.1	2234.9	6,270
#121	Richmond County	386.1	2234.9	206,040
#122	Rockdale County	386.1	2234.9	94,293
#123	Schley County	386.1	2234.9	4,539
#124	Screven County	386.1	2234.9	14,057
#125	Seminole County	386.1	2234.9	9,117
#126	Spalding County	386.1	2234.9	68,215
#127	Stephens County	386.1	2234.9	26,842
#128	Stewart County	386.1	2234.9	4,978
#129	Sumter County	386.1	2234.9	29,174
#130	Talbot County	386.1	2234.9	5,753
#131	Taliaferro County	386.1	2234.9	1,740
#132	Tattnall County	386.1	2234.9	24,215
#133	Taylor County	386.1	2234.9	7,786
#134	Telfair County	386.1	2234.9	12,174
#135	Terrell County	386.1	2234.9	8,941
#136	Thomas County	386.1	2234.9	45,696
#137	Tift County	386.1	2234.9	41,322
#138	Toombs County	386.1	2234.9	26,943
#139	Towns County	386.1	2234.9	12,739
#140	Treutlen County	386.1	2234.9	6,387
#141	Troup County	386.1	2234.9	69,821
#142	Turner County	386.1	2234.9	8,915
#143	Twiggs County	386.1	2234.9	7,869
#144	Union County	386.1	2234.9	25,598
#145	Upson County	386.1	2234.9	27,856
#146	Walker County	386.1	2234.9	68,449
#147	Walton County	386.1	2234.9	100,361
#148	Ware County	386.1	2234.9	35,958
#149	Warren County	386.1	2234.9	5,175
#150	Washington County	386.1	2234.9	19,893
#151	Wayne County	386.1	2234.9	30,519
#152	Webster County	386.1	2234.9	2,348
#153	Wheeler County	386.1	2234.9	7,434
#154	White County	386.1	2234.9	28,454
#155	Whitfield County	386.1	2234.9	103,118
#156	Wilcox County	386.1	2234.9	8,784
#157	Wilkes County	386.1	2234.9	9,553
#158	Wilkinson County	386.1	2234.9	8,795
#159	Worth County	386.1	2234.9	20,575

Methodology

Counties are ranked by violent crime rate (lower is better). Data is sourced from FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey. Only counties with available data for this metric are included in the ranking. County names link to the full safety data page for deeper analysis.

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