Crime in Swan Lake, GA

Swan Lake is a community of 465 in Henry County, about 18 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta · Updated November 2026

Is Swan Lake, GA safe?

Yes, crime in Swan Lake is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Swan Lake sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 60% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 877 of 1,000
About as safe as the typical US neighborhood What this means

60% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Swan Lake as a whole, and 40% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Swan Lake scores 877.

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.

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Violent crimeSafety score 861 of 1,000About as much violent crime as the typical US neighborhood
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Property crimeSafety score 904 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Swan Lake

Map of Swan Lake shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
Click the map to explore
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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 Swan Lake, GA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Swan Lake, 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


Crime rates and types in Swan Lake

CrimeGrade™ estimates Swan Lake has about 36 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about the same as 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 Swan Lake, about 43% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.030.05
RapeD12.20.38
RobberyA+under 10.320.62
AssaultA-612.612.3
Property crime
BurglaryAunder 12.02.4
TheftA715.613.1
Vehicle theftA+under 11.52.7
ArsonA+under 10.010.12
VandalismA+under 12.15.5

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 Swan Lake compares with nearby cities

Swan Lake has the least crime of its 10 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Swan LakeA877AA465
Stockbridge 4 milesB+730B+B+77,500
Rex 6 milesB-608B-B17,800
Ellenwood 7 milesB-561C+B41,400
Atlanta 19 milesC414C-B-691,000
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
McDonough 8 milesA-800A-A-105,300
Morrow 9 milesB-571B-B-25,400
Lithonia 10 milesD209D-C85,400
Conyers 10 milesA-830A-A96,200
Conley 10 milesC425C-B-12,400
Lake City 10 milesB668B-A-3,130

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

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Swan Lake has more crime than 98% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Swan LakeA877AA465
Jordan, MOA+992A+A+465
Wiscotta, IAA+989A+A+465
Rabbittown, ALA+984A+A+465
Ramsay, MTA+980A+A+465
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
New Burlington, OHA+978A+A+465
Centerton, INA+976A+A+465
Hamilton Crossroads, ALA+973A+A+465
Sylvan, PAA+972A+A+465
Usibelli, AKA+953A+A+465
Silver, SCA894AA+465

What crime costs Swan Lake

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Swan Lake about $1,245 a year per household, about the same as 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 $740,000 a year, or $1,591 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$23,000$50
Rape$61,000$132
Robbery$4,700$10
Assault$57,000$123
Burglary$8,200$18
Theft$37,000$80
Vehicle theft$11,000$23
Arson$130under $1
Vandalism$7,000$15
Total$210,000$452

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 Swan Lake 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 Swan Lake

Schools in Swan Lake, GA average a SchoolGrade of D: 29% of students test proficient, against 29% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Swan Lake on SchoolGrade