According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Peachtree City is safer than 69% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Georgia, only on the order of 21% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Peachtree City. If you live in Peachtree City, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 76. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 30. It is for these reasons that Peachtree City is ranked as one of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S.A.
Compared to other communities of similar population size, Peachtree City has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Peachtree City is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.
The crime data that NeighborhoodScout used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Peachtree City does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Peachtree City.
For Peachtree City, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Peachtree City than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 4345, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.
NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Peachtree City is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Peachtree City than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 77.