Highlands Park, Smyrna, GA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$948,572

Cost of Crime™ for Highlands Park, Smyrna, GA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $647 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Highlands Park with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The C- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Highlands Park against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Highlands Park sits in the 33rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 33% of neighborhoods and behind 67%. The grade covers only Highlands Park's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Highlands Park is 5.885 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 74 in the east areas to 1 in 353 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Highlands Park, Smyrna, GA report the most violent crime, about 6 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Highlands Park, Smyrna, GA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Highlands Park is projected at $948,572 for 2025, about $295 per resident and $647 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 43.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 43.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.1%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Highlands Park Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Highlands Park, Smyrna, GA:	$295
Oakland City, Atlanta, GA:	$705
Georgetown, Savannah, GA:	$172
Georgia:	$267
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $295 per resident each year in Highlands Park, which is $36 more than the national average and $28 more than Smyrna's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Highlands Park:

In Oakland City, Atlanta, GA, crime costs $705 per person, which is $410 more than in Highlands Park.
In Georgetown, Savannah, GA, crime costs $172 per person, which is $122 less than in Highlands Park

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Highlands Park, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Highlands Park	Cost per Highlands Park Resident
Murder	$336,639	$105
Rape/Sexual Assault	$132,047	$41
Robbery	$42,323	$13
Assault	$437,564	$136
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$948,572	$295

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Highlands Park, Smyrna, GA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Highlands Park totals $2,995,549 ($931 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,944,121 ($1,226 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Highlands Park, Smyrna, GA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the central part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Highlands Park Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Highlands Park residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.735
Robbery	0.4181
Rape	0.6768
Murder	0.0557
Total Violent Crime	5.885 (C-)

Individual Highlands Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Highlands Park is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Highlands Park.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Cumberland, Atlanta, GA	D+	D-	D+
Rockdale, Atlanta, GA	C	C+	C
Center Hill, Atlanta, GA	D+	D	C-
Oakdale, Atlanta, GA	C-	B	C-
Grove Park, Atlanta, GA	D	F	C
Adamsville, Atlanta, GA	D+	D	C+
Home Park, Atlanta, GA	C-	B	C-
Cascade Heights, Atlanta, GA	D+	D	C
Buckhead, Atlanta, GA	C+	B+	C+
Vine City, Atlanta, GA	D	F	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Highlands Park is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bramalea, Boca Raton, FL	A+	A+	A+
East Winston, Winston-Salem, NC	F	F	F
Northside, Missoula, MT	C-	D+	D+
Rattlesnake, Tampa, FL	A+	A+	A+
Loma Linda, San Jose, CA	A+	A+	A+
Hale, Minneapolis, MN	C+	B+	B+
Gorgas, Mobile, AL	D+	D-	D-
Fry Springs, Charlottesville, VA	A	A+	A+
Fisher-Mill Plain-Fisher's Village, Vancouver, WA	D	A-	A-
Doylestown Historic District, Doylestown, PA	A-	B+	B+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Highlands Park is less safe than the Georgia state average and less safe than the national average.

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