Oakland City, Atlanta, GA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Oakland City in green. The most dangerous areas in Oakland City are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Oakland City, Atlanta, GA Safe from Murder?

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Oakland City is in the 11th percentile for safety, meaning 89% of neighborhoods are safer and 11% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Oakland City's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Oakland City is 0.1879 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Oakland City generally consider the east part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Oakland City may be as high as 1 in 4,716 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,797 in the east part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Oakland City, Atlanta, GA: about 1 per year. The northeast part of Oakland City has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Oakland City's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Oakland City to the Georgia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Oakland City is less safe than the Georgia state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Oakland City, Atlanta, GA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Oakland City about $8,137,269 in 2025, or roughly $353 per resident. This is part of Oakland City's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Oakland City, including every crime type and how Oakland City compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Oakland City's crime maps on the Oakland City overall crime page.

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Individual Oakland City Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Oakland City is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Oakland City.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Adair Park, Atlanta, GA	D-	F	D	D-
Mechanicsville, Atlanta, GA	D	F	D+	D
West End, Atlanta, GA	D-	F	D	D-
Adams Park, Atlanta, GA	D+	D+	C	D-
University Center, Atlanta, GA	D+	D-	C-	D
Lakewood Heights, Atlanta, GA	D	D-	C-	D-
Grant Park, Atlanta, GA	C	C-	C+	D
Cascade Heights, Atlanta, GA	D+	D	C	D-
Thomasville, Atlanta, GA	C-	D	C+	D
Vine City, Atlanta, GA	D	F	D+	D-

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Oakland City is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Clearing, Chicago, IL	A	A	A	C+
Stanford University, Stanford, CA	D+	B	B	C+
South Norfolk, Chesapeake, VA	C-	C-	C-	D-
Abbott Loop, Anchorage, AK	A	C	C	C+
Fairhill, Philadelphia, PA	B-	C-	C-	F
Creston, Grand Rapids, MI	B+	C-	C-	B
Central Colorado City, Colorado Springs, CO	D-	C-	C-	C
Cedar Brook, Philadelphia, PA	A	B+	B+	F
Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, NY	C+	C+	C+	A-
Potomac West, Alexandria, VA	B-	A-	A-	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Oakland City, Atlanta, GA average SchoolGrade of F, with 12% actual proficiency versus 14% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Oakland City schools on SchoolGrade

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