Feb 14, 2023

Gang activity in Athens-Clarke County continues to be a high safety/security risk for UGA students and the broader community. The map below shows shootings which have occurred within the county for calendar years 2021 and 2022. The red highlighted targets are located within the University of Georgia 500 yard jurisdiction. The blue targets are outside the 500 yard jurisdiction (red outline). There have been 43 shootings in this 2 year period within 500 yards of the main campus of the University of Georgia; 228 reported shootings outside the 500 yards for a total of 271 total reported shootings. Monitoring of reported shootings for the last 2 years, inside/outside the 500 yard jurisdiction, can be viewed here.

Gang activity accounts for roughly 50% of reported shooting sites. Since 1/1/2023 there have been 13 additional reported shootings. If January is the average, the estimate for 2023 would be 156 shootings.