Kennesaw score: 36/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Kennesaw safe? United States travel risk

Is Kennesaw safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Kennesaw scores 36/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Kennesaw scores 36/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kennesaw: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).

A score of 36 is higher than 32% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Coordinates 34.0260° N, 84.6177° W place Kennesaw within Georgia at an elevation of 332 meters. Heading to Washington: 869.1 km NE.

Region
Georgia

Coordinates
34.0260° N, 84.6177° W

Elevation
332 m

Time Zone
America/New_York

Population
33,627

Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Atlanta (34.4 km SSE).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Cobb County International Airport-McCollum Field (KRYY) 2.4 km SE

Hospital Care Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health 4.5 km SSE

Police Station Kennesaw Police Station 0.3 km SSE

Railway Terminal Marietta Station 10.1 km SE

Adjacent Localities in United States

Acworth · 6.0 km NW Cartersville · 22.8 km NW Dunwoody · 29.7 km ESE Alpharetta · 32.1 km E Douglasville · 33.0 km SSW

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (31 °C avg high); Wettest: December (123 mm).

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °C	11°	13°	17°	22°	26°	30°	31°	31°	28°	24°	16°	12°
Low °C	2°	3°	7°	11°	15°	20°	22°	22°	19°	13°	7°	3°
Rain mm	118	99	116	96	74	98	106	119	75	54	92	123

Normals: Atlanta (34.4 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the United States entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Woodstock 10

13.1 km NE

Sandy Springs 15

24.9 km ESE

Lithia Springs 10

27.4 km S

Atlanta 67

34.4 km SSE

South Fulton 15

44.5 km S

Belvedere Park 10

45.2 km SE

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