Decatur is the 20th-safest city in the state of Georgia, according to a new study by the National Council for Home Safety and Security, a national trade association of home security professionals. Clarkston ranked at No. 60 and Dunwoody was No. 64 in the tally, which was based on FBI Uniform Crime Reports for cities with a population of more than 10,000. Holly Springs, in Cherokee County, was recognized as the "Safest City in Georgia" for the third year in a row. The trade council, founded in 2006, combined crime rates and the size of each city's police force to get a safety score for each city.
A similar survey released late last year had different results. Dunwoody and Decatur were the only DeKalb County cities on a 2018 list of the 50 Safest Cities in Georgia released by SafeWise, a home-security system review web site. Dunwoody ranked No. 28 and Decatur was in 33rd place. SafeWise said its survey was based on 2016 FBI crime reports and population figures.
