The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Fairburn, GA: Crime Maps and Statistics

B-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$19.5 million

Cost of Crime™ for Fairburn, GA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,256 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Fairburn with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Fairburn, GA Safe?

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Fairburn's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Fairburn sits in the 59th percentile, ahead of 59% of cities and behind 41%. The grade covers only Fairburn's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Fairburn is 21.30 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 31 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 69 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Fairburn, GA report the most crime, about 236 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Fairburn, GA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Fairburn for 2025 is $19,500,900, about $422 per resident and $1,256 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Fairburn Compared to Other Cities?

Fairburn, GA:	$422
Hapeville, GA:	$1576
Kathleen, GA:	$174
Georgia:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Fairburn is $422 per year, which is $42 less than the national average and $28 less than Georgia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Fairburn:

In Hapeville, GA, crime costs $1,576 per person, which is $1,154 more than in Fairburn.
In Kathleen, GA, crime costs $174 per person, which is $248 less than in Fairburn

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Fairburn for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Fairburn	Cost per Fairburn Resident
Murder	$7.60 million	$164
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.43 million	$31
Robbery	$538,298	$12
Assault	$2.70 million	$58
Kidnapping	$338,459	$7
Vehicle Theft	$2.41 million	$52
Burglary	$462,974	$10
Theft	$1.58 million	$34
Arson	$92,010	$2
Vandalism	$1.43 million	$31
Animal Cruelty	$32,914	$1
Drug Crimes	$825,695	$18
Identity Theft	$59,852	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$19,500,900	$422

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Fairburn, GA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Fairburn totals $58,074,969 ($1,257 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $77,575,869 ($1,679 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The central part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Fairburn has 1, do the same, and of Fairburn's 46,210 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Fairburn Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Fairburn residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.032
Robbery	0.3703
Rape	0.5096
Murder	0.0875
Total Violent Crime	2.999 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	6.601
Vehicle Theft	3.372
Burglary	1.105
Arson	0.0825
Total Property Crime	11.16 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1208
Drug Crimes	2.416
Vandalism	4.343
Identity Theft	0.1673
Animal Cruelty	0.0963
Total "Other" Rate	7.143 (B-)

Individual Fairburn Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Fairburn is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Fairburn.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Union City, GA	C-	C-	D+
Palmetto, GA	B-	C-	C+
Tyrone, GA	B-	B+	C
Chattahoochee Hills, GA	B-	C+	C+
College Park, GA	F	F	D-
East Point, GA	F	D-	F
Riverdale, GA	D+	C	D
Fayetteville, GA	B	B-	B
Sharpsburg, GA	A	B	A+
Hapeville, GA	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Fairburn is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Cedar Falls, IA	B-	A-	A-
Sherwood, AR	D	D	D
Starkville, MS	B+	A+	A+
Streamwood, IL	B+	A	A
Shelton, CT	B-	A+	A+
Ladson, SC	D+	D+	D+
La Porte, IN	B-	C+	C+
Hope Mills, NC	C-	D+	D+
Upper Darby, PA	D+	D	D
Howell, NJ	A	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Fairburn is safer than the Georgia state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Fairburn, GA average SchoolGrade of D, with 28% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Fairburn schools on SchoolGrade

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