These GA Suburbs Among Safest In U.S. In New Ranking

Two Georgia suburbs are among the top 20 safest in the country, according to a new ranking of communities based on low crime and other significant safety criteria families consider when choosing a place to live.

The ranking of America’s Safest Suburbs by the financial services provider smartasset used publicly available data on violent crime, property crime and traffic deaths, as well as the number of adults reporting they drink excessively in a survey for the 2025 County Health Rankings & Roadmap, a project of the University of Wisconsin Public Health Institute.

Data from the FBI’s 2023 Uniform Crime Reporting Database and the Census Bureau’s 2023 American Community Survey were also used in the analysis.

According to the analysis, Dacula is the safest place to live in Georgia. It ranks fifth nationally. The analysis shows the community of 6,882 has a violent crime rate of 0.0017 per capita, a property crime rate of 0.0062 per capita, and 9.3399 traffic deaths per 100,000 population. Also, 16.16 percent of Dacula residents reported that they excessively drink in a survey for the 2025 County Health Rankings

Other suburbs that made the list are:

Buford, population 17,144 (2020 census)
National ranking: No. 6
Violent crime per capita: 0.0028
Property crime per capita: 0.0092
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 9.3399
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 16.16 percent

Canton, population 32,973 (2020 census)
National ranking: No. 20
Violent crime per capita: 0.0069
Property crime per capita: 0.0141
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 8.3363
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 18.43 percent

Acworth, population 24,928 (2020 census)
National ranking: No. 63
Violent crime per capita: 0.0038
Property crime per capita: 0.0161
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 9.9763
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 19.62 percent

Decatur, population 22,440 (2020 census)
National ranking: No. 63
Violent crime per capita: 0.0073
Property crime per capita: 0.0325
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 13.1331
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 16.87 percent

Alpharetta, population 65,818 (2020 census)
National ranking: No. 88
Violent crime per capita: 0.0052
Property crime per capita: 0.0219
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 11.5735
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 18.86 percent

Marietta, population: 60,972 (2020 census)
National ranking: No. 96
Violent crime per capita: 0.0043
Property crime per capita: 0.0275
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 9.9763
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 19.62 percent

Housing costs and quality of life are often factors when people move to the suburbs, but smartasset said its report showed that people are willing to pay more to move to a neighborhood if they feel safe.

The 360 towns ranked in the report are all within 45 minutes driving distance of a major city.

The report found the top 20 safest suburbs are:

1. Lehi, Utah
2. Bethesda, Maryland
3. Great Falls, Virginia
4. Rockville, Maryland
5. Dacula, Georgia
6. Buford, Georgia
7. Layton, Utah
8. Edgewater, New Jersey
9. McKinney, Texas
10. Frisco, Texas
11. Gretna, Nebraska
12. Noblesville, Indiana
13. Fishers, Indiana
14. Highland Park, Illinois
15. Carmel, Indiana
16. Lexington, Massachusetts
17. Brownsburg, Indiana
18. Fort Lee, New Jersey
19. Spring, Texas
20. Canton, Georgia

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