WOODSTOCK, GA — A company dedicated to comparing home security systems has released its 2018 list of safest cities across Georgia, and three Cherokee County cities are getting national praise for their ability to provide an exceptional level of comfort to their residents.

SafeWise has named dozens of metro Atlanta cities across the state as among the safest in the Peach State for 2018. The city of Woodstock ranks 11th on the list, which is an improvement from its 2017 ranking of 19. Canton comes in at 43rd while the city of Holly Springs finishes in 13th place. Taking the top spot this year is the northwest Georgia town of Summerville, which knocked the 2017 winner — Johns Creek — out of first place. To come up with its rankings, SafeWise reviewed the 2016 FBI crime report data (the latest available) and the population. Cities that are below identified population thresholds or did not submit a complete crime report to the FBI were excluded from consideration.

The evaluation is based on the number of reported violent crimes — aggravated assault, murder, rape and robbery — in each city. SafeWise states that if there was a tie, it also took into account the number of property crimes such as burglary, arson, larceny-theft and motor theft. To level the playing field, it also calculated the rate of crimes per 1,000 people in each city. "This makes it easier to directly compare the likelihood of these crimes occurring in cities with vastly different populations," SafeWise says of its methodology, which can be reviewed in detail here.

Cities in the top 10 are: Summerville Milton Johns Creek Senoia Peachtree City Alpharetta Tyrone Dallas Flowery Branch Grovetown According to SafeWise, while the Peach State is afflicted with "higher-than-average rates of violent crimes," the 50 cities on the list have at least 40 percent fewer violent crimes than the national average. The top three safest cities have more than 90 percent fewer crimes than the national average. Additionally, the company notes there were no homicides in 2017 in 36 of 50 cities.

Other metro Atlanta cities on the list include Loganville at 12, Suwanee at 14, Sandy Springs at 15, Cumming at 19, Roswell at 25, Dunwoody at 28, Decatur at 33, Acworth at 34, Kennesaw at 35, Adairsville at 42.

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