The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Conley, GA

Conley is an unincorporated community of 12,400 in Clayton County, about 8 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta · Updated November 2026

Is Conley, GA safe?

Conley has more crime than most of the country: an overall CrimeGrade™ of C, with more crime than the neighborhoods where 85% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, B- against C-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Conley run from B- to D-, so check the map below.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 425 of 1,000
Less safe than most US neighborhoods What this means

15% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Conley as a whole, and 85% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Conley scores 425.

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.

C-
Violent crimeSafety score 344 of 1,000More violent crime than most US neighborhoods
B-
Property crimeSafety score 563 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Conley

Map of Conley shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
Click the map to explore
F D C B A+
Highest crime Safest
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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 Conley, GA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Conley, 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 Conley

Vehicle theft at about triple the US rate. Conley has 7.8 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.


The safest and least safe parts of Conley

Areas graded C are home to 63% of residents in Conley; 8% live in areas graded A or B and 29% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Conley run from B- to D-; every part of Conley has more crime than the typical US neighborhood.

A or B 8%C 63%D or F 29%

Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.

Within Conley, the south side has the least crime and the southwest side the most.


Crime rates and types in Conley

CrimeGrade™ estimates Conley has about 63 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 70% more than the US as a whole and 75% more than 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.

The largest share of crime reported in Conley is assault, about 38% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderC-10.120.05
RapeA-30.260.38
RobberyB-100.840.62
AssaultD+29623.812.3
Property crime
BurglaryB-524.12.4
TheftB-21617.313.1
Vehicle theftB977.82.7
ArsonA-10.090.12
VandalismC1129.05.5

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 Conley compares with nearby cities

Conley has less crime than 5 of its 10 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
ConleyC425C-B-12,400
Ellenwood 3 milesB-561C+B41,400
Lake City 3 milesB668B-A-3,130
Forest Park 4 milesD+306DC+29,200
Atlanta 9 milesC414C-B-691,000
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Panthersville 4 milesF0FF8,910
Morrow 5 milesB-571B-B-25,400
Hapeville 5 milesB-606BC+6,630
Rex 5 milesB-608B-B17,800
Candler-McAfee 6 milesF0FF21,000
Decatur 7 milesD173FC-102,400

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Conley. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Conley has more crime than 99% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
ConleyC425C-B-12,400
Quarryville, PAA+945A+A+12,400
Salem, INA+936A+A+12,400
Platte City, MOA+926A+A+12,500
Hailey, IDA913AA+12,400
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Mattawan, MIA906AA+12,500
Eagle Point, ORA899AA12,400
Lakeland Highlands, FLA892AA12,400
Archdale, NCA874AA12,400
College, AKA848A-A12,500
Port Allen, LAB+768B+A-12,500

Shops, parking lots and walkability in Conley

Two things set Conley apart: it has 2.3 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 4.2 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places with few stores and restaurants tend to report less theft, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.

Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.2.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 99% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.4.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 95% 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. 100% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (4 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 93% 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 85% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Conley: D- (9 of 100).6 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 74% of US city residents

BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Conley on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.

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 Conley

Crime costs Conley about $2,835 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, more than double 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 $36 million a year, or $2,912 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$2.7 million$220
Rape$190,000$15
Robbery$320,000$26
Assault$3.5 million$278
Burglary$460,000$37
Theft$1.1 million$89
Vehicle theft$1.5 million$119
Arson$26,000$2
Vandalism$790,000$64
Total$11 million$851

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 Conley 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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Conley

Schools in Conley, GA average a SchoolGrade of F: 20% of students test proficient, against 24% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Conley on SchoolGrade