10 Safest Cities in Georgia 

When looking for a place to call home, safety is probably at the top of the list of considerations.  With the increase in violent crimes over the last few years, it’s important to know where the city you may be considering ranks.

Although Georgia has higher-than-average rates of violent crimes, the fifty cities on this list have at least 40% fewer violent crimes than the national average. The three safest cities have over 90% fewer crimes than the national rate! There were zero homicides in thirty-six of these fifty cities—including Johns Creek, Dunwoody, Thomasville, Kennesaw, and Pooler. Even when including other violent crimes, on average these cities had fewer than three violent crimes per 1,000 people. 

The 10 safest Cities in Georgia (2018) Provided by Safewise

1. Summerville

• Population: 4,442
• Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.23
• Property crimes per 1,000: 9.23
• Total crime: 2.44% violent, 97.56% property

2. Milton

• Population: 38,551
• Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.26
• Property crimes per 1,000: 8.77
• Total crime: 2.96% violent, 97.04% property

3. Johns Creek

• Population: 84,629
• Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.32
• Property crimes per 1,000: 8.12
• Total crime: 3.93% violent, 96.07% property

4. Senoia

• Population: 4,233
• Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.47
• Property crimes per 1,000: 10.87
• Total crime: 4.35% violent, 95.65% property

5. Peachtree City

• Population: 35,387
• Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.54
• Property crimes per 1,000: 15.40
• Total crime: 3.49% violent, 96.52%

6. Alpharetta

• Population: 64,943
• Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.54
• Property crimes per 1,000: 20.14
• Total crime: 2.68% violent, 97,32% property

7. Tyrone

• Population: 7,243
• Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.69
• Property crimes per 1,000: 9.94
• Total crime: 6.94% violent, 93.06% property

8. Dallas

• Population: 13,135
• Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.84
• Property crimes per 1,000: 15.07
• Total crime: 5.56% violent, 94.44% property

9. Flowery Branch

• Population: 6,895
• Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.87
• Property crimes per 1,000: 22.48
• Total crime: 3.87% violent, 96.13% property

10. Grovetown

• Population: 13,469
• Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.89
• Property crimes per 1,000: 13,29
• Total crime: 6.70% violent, 93.30% property

Rounding out the top 25 on the list are:

11.          Woodstock

12.          Loganville

13.          Holly Springs

14.          Suwanee

15.          Sandy Springs

16.          Braselton

17.          Chatsworth

18.          Byron

19.          Cumming

20.          McDonough

21.          Fayetteville

22.          Jefferson

23.          Jackson

24.          McRae-Helena

25.          Roswell

26.          Cairo

27.          Locust Grove

28.          Dunwoody

29.          Port Wentworth

30.          Centerville

31.          Richmond Hill

32.          Thomasville

33.          Decatur

34.          Acworth

35.          Kennesaw

36.          Glennville

37.          Auburn

38.          Hampton

39.          Pooler

40.          Folkston

41.          Madison

42.          Adairsville

43.          Canton

44.          Lafayette

45.          Bremen

46.          Temple

47.          Camilla

48.          Calhoun

49.          Kingsland

50.          Social Circle

No matter where you live, you want to feel safe.  Contact EMC Security for alarm and home automation solutions to simplify your life and keep your home and everything inside as safe as possible.