What is the safest neighborhood to park in Atlanta?

Audobon Forest had the fewest reported car break-ins & thefts per tracked block (1 across 7 tracked blocks) among tracked Atlanta neighborhoods in the past 12 months, per Atlanta PD records (through Oct 2026).

Which neighborhood in Atlanta should I avoid parking in?

Marietta Street Artery had the most reported car break-ins & thefts per tracked block among tracked Atlanta neighborhoods (219 across 13 tracked blocks in the past 12 months, per Atlanta PD records) — not a guarantee about any specific block in it.

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6,776 reported car break-ins & thefts across Atlanta in the past 12 months (Atlanta PD). Audobon Forest has the fewest per tracked block — 0.1 per block (1 across 7 blocks) — of 148 tracked neighborhoods.

Fewest break-ins & thefts per tracked block

Neighborhood	Total	Blocks	Per block
Audobon Forest	1	7	0.1
Tuxedo Park	1	5	0.2
Carver Hills	1	5	0.2
West Cascade	4	18	0.2
Lake Claire	6	17	0.4
Niskey Lake	2	5	0.4
Wildwood (NPU-H)	3	6	0.5
Atlanta Industrial Park	3	6	0.5
Orchard Knob	4	8	0.5
Chastain Park	11	20	0.6
Beecher Hills	5	9	0.6
Cross Creek	4	7	0.6
West Paces Ferry/Northside	6	10	0.6
Ben Hill Pines	3	5	0.6
Collier Hills	5	8	0.6
Heritage Valley	4	6	0.7
Ben Hill Terrace	7	10	0.7
Arlington Estates	5	7	0.7
Brookhaven	5	7	0.7
Riverside	8	11	0.7
South River Gardens	14	19	0.7
Dixie Hills	10	13	0.8
Druid Hills	8	10	0.8
Norwood Manor	4	5	0.8
Peachtree Heights East	4	5	0.8
Capitol View Manor	4	5	0.8
Elmco Estates	6	7	0.9
Polar Rock	6	7	0.9
Peachtree Battle Alliance	6	7	0.9
Mt. Paran/Northside	6	7	0.9
Cascade Heights	10	11	0.9
Adams Park	11	12	0.9
Knight Park/Howell Station	13	14	0.9
Kirkwood	37	38	1.0
Buckhead Forest	6	6	1.0
Ben Hill	10	10	1.0
Ansley Park	10	10	1.0
Hunter Hills	13	13	1.0
Hammond Park	13	13	1.0
Blair Villa/Poole Creek	11	11	1.0
Brandon	5	5	1.0
Hills Park	11	10	1.1
Browns Mill Park	11	10	1.1
Peachtree Heights West	10	9	1.1
Lakewood	9	8	1.1
Garden Hills	9	8	1.1
Leila Valley	9	8	1.1
Carroll Heights	8	7	1.1
Fairburn Heights	7	6	1.2
Peachtree Hills	11	9	1.2
East Chastain Park	8	6	1.3
Kings Forest	16	12	1.3
South Atlanta	12	9	1.3
Rockdale	7	5	1.4
Almond Park	14	10	1.4
Fairburn	7	5	1.4
Whitewater Creek	7	5	1.4
Wisteria Gardens	7	5	1.4
Brookwood Hills	10	7	1.4
Morningside/Lenox Park	76	52	1.5
Collier Heights	43	29	1.5
Chosewood Park	18	12	1.5
Monroe Heights	12	8	1.5
Benteen Park	12	8	1.5
Wildwood (NPU-C)	9	6	1.5
Mozley Park	21	14	1.5
Thomasville Heights	18	12	1.5
Glenrose Heights	37	24	1.5
Southwest	41	26	1.6
Bolton	24	15	1.6
West Lake	8	5	1.6
Carey Park	13	8	1.6
Florida Heights	15	9	1.7
Baker Hills	10	6	1.7
Grove Park	58	33	1.8
Perkerson	30	17	1.8
North Buckhead	48	27	1.8
Penelope Neighbors	9	5	1.8
Cascade Avenue/Road	29	16	1.8
Boulevard Heights	11	6	1.8
Center Hill	41	22	1.9
East Lake	58	31	1.9
Mays	15	8	1.9
Ormewood Park	36	19	1.9
Peachtree Park	23	12	1.9
Westview	29	15	1.9
Adamsville	43	21	2.0
Lakewood Heights	48	23	2.1
Pine Hills	34	16	2.1
Historic Westin Heights/Bankhead	30	14	2.1
Sylvan Hills	65	30	2.2
Brookview Heights	13	6	2.2
Scotts Crossing	20	9	2.2
Capitol View	34	15	2.3
Greenbriar	46	20	2.3
Loring Heights	23	10	2.3
Venetian Hills	49	21	2.3
Baker Hills at Campbellton	12	5	2.4
Rosedale Heights	17	7	2.4
Adair Park	22	9	2.4
Candler Park	43	17	2.5
Blandtown	41	16	2.6
Oakland City	69	26	2.7
East Atlanta	133	49	2.7
Custer/McDonough/Guice	34	12	2.8
Buckhead	136	47	2.9
Lindridge/Martin Manor	54	18	3.0
Fairburn Mays	22	7	3.1
Brookwood	16	5	3.2
West Highlands	26	8	3.3
Edgewood	66	20	3.3
The Villages at East Lake	17	5	3.4
West End	103	30	3.4
Underwood Hills	76	22	3.5
Princeton Lakes	53	15	3.5
Washington Park	29	8	3.6
Virginia Highland	117	31	3.8
Grant Park	153	40	3.8
The Villages at Carver	23	6	3.8
Piedmont Heights	64	16	4.0
Harland Terrace	40	10	4.0
Peoplestown	62	15	4.1
Bankhead/Bolton	21	5	4.2
Pittsburgh	82	19	4.3
Campbellton Road	39	9	4.3
Vine City	70	14	5.0
Buckhead Heights	25	5	5.0
English Avenue	109	21	5.2
Atlanta University Center	47	9	5.2
Berkeley Park	58	11	5.3
Harris Chiles	28	5	5.6
Poncey-Highland	57	10	5.7
Ashview Heights	35	6	5.8
Summerhill	71	12	5.9
Buckhead Village	57	9	6.3
Reynoldstown	118	18	6.6
Atlantic Station	46	7	6.6
South Tuxedo Park	53	8	6.6
Lindbergh/Morosgo	110	16	6.9
Old Fourth Ward	219	29	7.6
Home Park	86	11	7.8
Inman Park	144	17	8.5
Mechanicsville	162	18	9.0
Castleberry Hill	102	9	11.3
Downtown	572	46	12.4
Midtown	668	47	14.2
Sweet Auburn	135	9	15.0
Marietta Street Artery	219	13	16.8

All 148 tracked neighborhoods. Under 5 tracked blocks omitted. Atlanta PD records through Oct 2026 — area facts, not a guarantee about any spot.

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