The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Henry County, GA
Henry County is home to 250,000 residents and includes Stockbridge and McDonough · Updated November 2026
Is Henry County, GA safe?
Yes, crime in Henry County is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Henry County sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 42% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A- here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Henry County run from A to C-, so check the map or the safest and least safe places below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 795 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
42% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Henry County as a whole, and 58% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Henry County scores 795.
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 Henry County, GA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Henry County, 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 Henry County
Reported rape is the exception. Henry County grades A- for violent crime, but reported rape grades C, worse than in the neighborhoods where 93% of Americans live.
Thefts from cars happen at homes more often than nationally. In Henry County, 58% of reported thefts from cars happen at homes, against 34% nationally.
The safest and most dangerous places in Henry County
Most of Henry County grades well: 95% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across Henry County run from A to C-; 43% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 95%C 5%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Cities and towns in Henry County with at least 1,000 residents. Ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer), and the other numbers are residents.
Across the county, the northeast side has the least crime and the Stockbridge area the most.
Crime rates and types in Henry County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Henry County has about 35 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 7% less than the US as a whole and close to 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.
Theft is the most common crime in Henry County, about 40% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
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.
Where and when crime happens in Henry County
These figures come from the reports of the police departments across Henry County, 2022 to 2024.
In Henry County, 60% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (60%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (57%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (58%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (62%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (36%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (61%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Henry County compares with nearby counties
Henry County has more crime than 8 of its 10 nearest counties. Pike County and Fayette County have the least crime nearby.
Two things set Henry County apart: it has a Walk Grade of F (5 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 31 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.
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. 96% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (5 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 95% of Americans
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.31 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 85% of Americans
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.5% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 80% of Americans
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.8.8 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 79% of Americans
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.4.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 72% of Americans
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.77% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 65% of Americans
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 Henry County
Crime costs Henry County about $1,179 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, about the same as the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $98 million a year.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $304 million a year, or $1,215 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$13 million
$53
Rape
$13 million
$52
Robbery
$2.5 million
$10
Assault
$33 million
$132
Burglary
$3.9 million
$16
Theft
$18 million
$72
Vehicle theft
$8.8 million
$35
Arson
$100,000
under $1
Vandalism
$4.8 million
$19
Total
$98 million
$390
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 Henry County 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 Henry County, GA average a SchoolGrade of D: 29% of students test proficient, against 34% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Henry County on SchoolGrade
