The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in North Druid Hills, GA
North Druid Hills is an unincorporated community of 18,100 in DeKalb County, about 6 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta · Updated November 2026
Is North Druid Hills, GA safe?
With an overall CrimeGrade™ of B, North Druid Hills has moderate crime by national standards. Most US neighborhoods have less: 74% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime. Violent crime grades B+ and property crime B-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within North Druid Hills run from A- to C-, so check the map below.
B
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 647 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
26% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than North Druid Hills as a whole, and 74% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. North Druid Hills scores 647.
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 North Druid Hills, GA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in North Druid Hills, 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 North Druid Hills
Car thefts run high for a B-graded city. North Druid Hills has 5.7 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of a B-graded US city, the figure is 2.9.
Thefts and robberies both run high. In North Druid Hills, each runs at about double the US rate: 23.8 thefts and 1.1 robberies a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 and 0.62 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of North Druid Hills
Most of North Druid Hills grades well: 85% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across North Druid Hills run from A- to C-; every part of North Druid Hills has more crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 85%C 15%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within North Druid Hills, the south side has the least crime and the center the most.
Crime rates and types in North Druid Hills
CrimeGrade™ estimates North Druid Hills has about 52 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 41% more than the US as a whole and 45% 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.
Theft makes up about 45% of crime reported in North Druid Hills. Assault is less common but 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.
How North Druid Hills compares with nearby cities
North Druid Hills has less crime than 6 of its 10 nearest cities.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from North Druid Hills. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, North Druid Hills has more crime than 88% of them.
Empty homes, night lighting and walkability in North Druid Hills
Two things set North Druid Hills apart: it has 16.9% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 70 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. It also combines many jobs with busy transit: places with both tend to report more theft and robbery than places with only one of them, and they run high here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.16.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 98% of US city residents
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
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. 75% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (23 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 69% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.70 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 86% 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 86% 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 North Druid Hills: D+ (25 of 100).7 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 78% 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 North Druid Hills
Crime costs North Druid Hills about $1,124 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 7% less than 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 $32 million a year, or $1,749 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$2.1 million
$115
Rape
$480,000
$27
Robbery
$640,000
$35
Assault
$2.5 million
$136
Burglary
$580,000
$32
Theft
$2.2 million
$122
Vehicle theft
$1.6 million
$87
Arson
$25,000
$1
Vandalism
$730,000
$40
Total
$11 million
$596
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 North Druid Hills 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 North Druid Hills, GA average a SchoolGrade of A+: 58% of students test proficient, against 54% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in North Druid Hills on SchoolGrade
