Johns Creek Named Georgia's Safest City -- Again

JOHNS CREEK, GA -- It seems Johns Creek continues to rack up accolades from various organizations for its ability to provide a safe place to live for its citizens and stakeholders.

The National Council for Home Safety and Security has named Johns Creek Georgia's safest city for 2017.

To come up with its list, the Council reviews the most recent statistics from the FBI Uniform Crime Report (January - June 2016), along with its "own population data and internal research."

Cities with populations under 5,000 and those that failed to submit complete crime reports to the FBI were eliminated from consideration.

Those remaining municipalities were ranked based on the number of reported violent crimes (aggravated assault, murder, rape and robbery) and property crimes (burglary, arson, larceny-theft and motor vehicle theft) per 100,000 people.

These variables were then weighted, with violent crimes accounting for 70 percent of the total (due to their severity) and property crimes accounting for 30 percent. Finally, the Council shifted the decimal point "over a few spots" to show rates per 1,000 people.

Cities in the top 10 include:

1. Johns Creek
2. Milton
3. Braselton
4. Perry
5. Tyrone
6. Peachtree City
7. Port Wentworth
8. Flowery Branch
9. Grovetown
10. Holly Springs

Clocking in at one of the largest cities in the state and with only 33 violent crimes, Johns Creek "bears witness to one of the lowest crime rates in the country," the Council said.

"Combine this with a property crime rate of only 6.4 per 1,000 folks and you’re looking at an incredibly safe space," it continued. "The citizens of this city won’t have to be afraid of walking home from the number three dog park in the country after dark."

It's the second time in as many months Johns Creek has garnered the top honors of Georgia's safest city. In January, Safewise named the city the safest one in the Peach State. Like the home safety council, Safewise reviewed FBI Uniform Crime Report statistics, and the number of violent crimes and property crimes reported in the jurisdiction.

The National Council for Home Safety and Security is a national trade group that provides education and knowledge about the home safety and security industry to consumers.

You can read the Council's full list for 2017 by clicking here.

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