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
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