May Crime and Accident Roundup

Each month the Johns Creek Police Department releases crime and incident statistics from the previous month in its newsletter Cops Connect.

Here are May's numbers as published in the newsletter:

Service calls: 7,005

Arrests: 86

Car break-ins: 15

Burglaries: 8

DUIs: 9

Traffic accidents: 148

The burglaries occurred at Linkwood, Huntington, Timberstone (2), Long Indian Creek (2) and Abberly Towneship (2).

The car break-ins occurred at Addison Place Apartments, Long Indian Creek, Hartridge, Oxford Mill, Newtown Park (3), St. Clair, 3101 Barnwell Road, Glastonberry, Foxworth, 10980 State Bridge Road, 4775 Old Alabama Road, Findley Chase and Falcon Ridge.

According to the newsletter, the top five intersections for vehicle accidents were (1) State Bridge and Medlock Bridge, (2) Abbotts Bridge and Medlock Bridge, (3) Jones Bridge and Old Alabama, (4) Jones Bridge and Addison Way, and (5) Jones Bridge and Kimball Bridge.

According to the police department, there were no traffic fatalities in any of these incidents, with 26 percent reporting injuries. Most accidents happened on Thursdays at night in clear weather and were caused by following too closely.