Candler-McAfee is an unincorporated community of 21,000 in DeKalb County, about 7 miles east of downtown Atlanta · Updated November 2026
Is Candler-McAfee, GA safe?
Candler-McAfee is among the higher-crime places in the US: an overall CrimeGrade™ of F, with more crime than the neighborhoods where 98% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade F here. Every neighborhood in Candler-McAfee grades F.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 0 of 1,000Less safe than nearly all US neighborhoodsi What this means
2% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Candler-McAfee as a whole, and 98% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Candler-McAfee scores 0.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Candler-McAfee, GA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Candler-McAfee, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Candler-McAfee
Car thefts and aggravated assaults both run high. In Candler-McAfee, each runs at more than triple the US rate: 15.5 car thefts and 11.6 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 and 2.6 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Candler-McAfee
Every part of Candler-McAfee grades D or F on the national scale.
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D or F 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Crime rates and types in Candler-McAfee
CrimeGrade™ estimates Candler-McAfee has about 122 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about triple the rate for the US as a whole and about triple the rate for Georgia.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Assault is the most common crime in Candler-McAfee, about 41% of everything reported.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Candler-McAfee compares with nearby cities
Candler-McAfee has the most crime of its 9 nearest cities.
Empty homes, jobs and walkability in Candler-McAfee
Two things set Candler-McAfee apart: it has 21.4% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 11 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson, and burglary and vandalism run high here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.21.4% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 99% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.11 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 96% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 94% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (11 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 72% of US city residents
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Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.2% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 84% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.7 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 84% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Candler-McAfee
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Candler-McAfee about $5,083 a year per household, more than triple the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $197 million a year, or $9,372 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$19 million
$904
Rape
$730,000
$35
Robbery
$1.6 million
$74
Assault
$13 million
$611
Burglary
$1.5 million
$69
Theft
$3.2 million
$154
Vehicle theft
$5.0 million
$238
Arson
$76,000
$4
Vandalism
$2.3 million
$108
Total
$46 million
$2,197
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Candler-McAfee means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Candler-McAfee, GA average a SchoolGrade of F: 19% of students test proficient, against 26% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Candler-McAfee on SchoolGrade
