Survey Ranks Adairsville As One Of Georgia's Safer Cities

BARTOW COUNTY, GA —Adairsville is one of the safer cities in Georgia, according to a survey released earlier this month by a website that tracks crime and security.

SafeWise ranks Adairsville 28th on its list of Georgia’s 50 Safest Cities of 2020.

SafeWise ranks cities in Georgia and other states based on both violent crimes and property crimes as reported to the FBI. While Georgia’s violent crime rate is low versus the national rate — 3.3 incidents per 1,000 versus 3.7 incidents nationwide — its property-crime rate is considerably higher, at 25.7 incidents per 1,000 versus a national rate of 22.0.

Adairsville reported 1.6 violent crimes per 1,000 and 22.5 property crimes per 1,000 — considerably fewer violent crimes and slightly fewer property crimes than the rest of the state.

SafeWise’s 10 safest Georgia cities are Braselton, Johns Creek, Milton, Senoia, Summerville, Holly Springs, Tyrone, Peachtree City, Chatsworth and Grovetown. Milton ranked 55th nationally, and Johns Creek ranked 85th nationally.

Crime rates were computers for cities that met SafeWise's population threshold, which is based on the median population of the state. If a city isn't included, it either didn't meet that threshold or didn't submit crime statistics to the FBI.

SafeWise's list of Georgia's safest cities can be found here.

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