Johns Creek Named Georgia's Safest City For 2017

JOHNS CREEK, GA -- The city of Johns Creek is once again receiving high marks for the safe environment its citizens and stakeholders have come to enjoy and rely upon.

Safewise has named Johns Creek as the top safest cities in Georgia for 2017. The 2017 list was unveiled Monday, Jan. 16.

To come up with its rankings,Safewise used data from the 2015 FBI Crime Report, the most recent statistics available.

It also removed from consideration cities that have fewer than 4,000 residents or those that don’t submit crime data to the FBI.

From there, Safewise then narrows down the list by the number of reported violent crimes (aggravated assault, murder, rape and robbery) and property crimes (burglary, arson, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft) in those cities.

"To further level the playing field," Safewise also calculated the likelihood of these crimes occurring out of 1,000 people in each city, the company said.

• Read more about the methodology here.

Johns Creek improved its Safewise ranking from 2 in 2016 to 1 in 2017. Other metro Atlanta cities on the list include Milton at 2, Senoia at 3, Braselton at 5, Peachtree City at 8, Kennesaw at 13, Roswell at 14, Canton at 15, Holly Springs at 17, Alpharetta at 18, Woodstock at 19, Sandy Springs at 27, Brookhaven at 29, Suwanee at 30, Loganville at 32, Acworth at 33, Smyrna at 34, Newnan at 39, Decatur at 42, Fayetteville at 45, Powder Springs at 46, McDonough at 49 and Lawrenceville at 50.

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