"cobrioc's new Atlanta Page" Atlanta by cobrioc

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  jdpfu May 19, 2012 at 12:00 PM

  Great post about unsafe neighborhoods in ATL. While there is not a clear delineation on a map for the safe and unsafe areas, a general idea for me - I've lived here almost 15 yrs - is that neighborhoods north of "North Avenue" are relatively safe.
  
  Atlanta is like most major US cities. You need to be aware of your surroundings almost always. As you move out into the suburbs, safety becomes more like a smaller USA town with purely opportunistic crime, if any. Where I live in Marietta, crime seems to be 20 miles away. I know this isn't true.
  
  Not every neighborhood south of North Avenue is unsafe, just that even when driving there, we stay in the center lane, go during daylight hours, lock our car doors and are prepared to get-the-hell-out-of-there if someone knocks on the car window when we are stopped.
  
  The area around the Carter Center is fine during the day, not so much later.
  I'd be cautious around downtown and underground Atlanta after dark. During the day, it is fine.
  
  GA-Tech and Little 5-Points is fine almost all the time, but be aware.
  CNN, World of Coke, Aquarium, GA-Dome and Phillips Arena attractions are fine, but be aware.
  
  If you are driving and parking, do not leave anything visible in your vehicle at any time - morning, noon, or night. Put everything in the trunk **before you park** so nobody sees you do it. This applies to any parking anywhere in the metro area. A bag on a seat while running into a quickie-mark for 3 minutes is asking for a broken window.
  
  Northern communities seem a little safer to me. No issues at Stone Mountain, Kennesaw Mountain, or any state parks that I've noticed, even parks in-town.
  
  I worked in mid-town for a decade and was never mugged or had my vehicle broken into. I didn't know anyone who was mugged either. I did see about 1 car window a week smashed around the Fox and Georgian Terrace Hotel - whether in street, lot, or in garage parking. The time of day didn't seem to matter.
  
  The people of Atlanta are amazing. You will probably find someone willing to help if you look lost or need directions or a recommended restaurant.

  
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  traveler230 Sep 30, 2003 at 5:33 PM

  wonderful pictures with information!! great pg!

  
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  Atlataboy Jul 9, 2003 at 4:44 PM

  Graet start up!

  
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  ghislain69 Feb 6, 2003 at 5:33 AM

  nice pics and info..

  
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  grandmaR Feb 4, 2003 at 7:31 AM

  The first Hard Rock I went to was in Atlanta with my son - he parked his 18 wheeler out in Marietta GA and came in on MARTA.

  
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  Sweetberry1 Aug 18, 2002 at 5:21 AM

  Very interesting page ;-))

  
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  jenn_d Aug 17, 2002 at 7:51 PM

  Great Pics. The south will rise again!jk

  
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  matt34747 Aug 1, 2002 at 7:10 AM

  I`ll be here in December!

  
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  DaKat Jul 15, 2002 at 4:05 PM

  Great page - a lot of `Peachtree`s in Atlanta!

  
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  pulgaron Jun 12, 2002 at 10:17 AM

  Nice page great pics.