Milton, Alpharetta Both Named In Top 10 Safest Cities In GA

MILTON/ALPHARETTA, GA — How does your city rate in terms of safety? According to SafeWise, Milton is the safest in Georgia, with Alpharetta also cracking the top 10 list.

The list ranks the safest cities in the Peach State using population, median income, violent crime and property crime.

Milton, which was ranked first, has a population of 40,067 and a median household income of $125,096, SafeWise reported. Its violent crime rate per 1,000 is 0.4; the property crime rate per 1,000 is 7.3.

Alpharetta also made the list at No. 8. The city has a population of 67,411 and a median household income of $105,908, SafeWise reported. Its violent crime rate per 1,000 is 1.1; the property crime rate per 1,000 is 14.7.

As part of its analysis, SafeWise reviewed crime report data from the FBI, tallying that with each town or city's population, while excluding locations with populations under 2,500 and a threshold of 17,375. Only places below the threshold, and ones that provided the FBI with a full crime report, were additionally included.

The top 10 Georgia cities on the list include:

1. Milton
2. Tyrone
3. Braselton
4. Hampton
5. Woodstock
6. Grovetown
7. Glennville
8. Alpharetta
9. Acworth
10. Kennesaw

SafeWise is an online resource that offers safety solutions, information, and recommendations for homes and communities.

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