Crime & Safety
Sandy Springs Named One Of The Safest Cities In Georgia
Sandy Springs made the list of the top 20 safest cities in Georgia by SafeWise.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA — How does your city rate in terms of safety? According to SafeWise, Sandy Springs was named among the safest city in Georgia.
The list ranks the safest cities in the Peach State using population, median income, violent crime and property crime.
Sandy Springs, which was ranked No. 11, has a population of 110,760 and a median household income of $74,093, SafeWise reported. Its violent crime rate per 1,000 is 1.3; the property crime rate per 1,000 is 17.8.
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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 20 Georgia cities on the list include:
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- Milton
- Tyrone
- Braselton
- Hampton
- Woodstock
- Grovetown
- Glennville
- Alpharetta
- Acworth
- Kennesaw
- Sandy Springs
- Rincon
- Suwanee
- Eatonton
- Pooler
- Barnesville
- Lilburn
- Calhoun
- Centerville
- Dunwoody
SafeWise is an online resource that offers safety solutions, information, and recommendations for homes and communities.
To view the other safest cities in Georgia, visit SafeWise.
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