Crime & Safety in Alpharetta
Alpharetta's crime data shows a real three-way tension across sources: CrimeGrade.org rates it favorably (B-/B grades), a separate 2026 figure claims crime runs 42% below the national average, while NeighborhoodScout frames a lower absolute per-1,000 rate as still "considerably higher than the national average." All three are disclosed here rather than resolved into one verdict.
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Learn moreCrimeGrade.org's favorable read
CrimeGrade.org cites Alpharetta's violent crime rate at 2.655 per 1,000 residents in a typical year, earning a B- grade -- slightly lower than the average US city. Property crime is cited at 9.184 per 1,000 residents, earning a B grade, also slightly lower than the average US city. CrimeGrade further notes that residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest.
A separately cited "42% below the national average" figure
A separate 2026 source cites Alpharetta with an overall "crime safety grade of B+," describing the overall crime rate as an estimated 42% below the national average -- a favorable read broadly consistent in direction with CrimeGrade's B-/B grades, though not directly reconciled to CrimeGrade's specific per-1,000 figures in this pass.
NeighborhoodScout's less favorable framing of a comparatively low absolute rate
NeighborhoodScout cites an overall crime rate of 14 per 1,000 residents for Alpharetta -- notably lower in absolute terms than the rates it cites for some other cities in this dataset -- but still frames it as "considerably higher than the national average," with a roughly 1-in-69 chance of being a victim of violent or property crime in a given year. This is a real tension worth flagging: the same absolute number that CrimeGrade and the 42%-below-average source treat as clearly favorable, NeighborhoodScout frames as elevated relative to the national baseline.
Check a specific address directly, and expect real block-level variance
As with any city, block-level and neighborhood-level variance is real and can be masked by any citywide statistic from any source. Per site policy, no specific lower-rated area is named here -- check a specific address directly with both CrimeGrade.org and NeighborhoodScout before drawing a conclusion, given the real interpretive gap between sources documented above.
Key takeaways
- CrimeGrade.org cites Alpharetta's violent crime rate at 2.655 per 1,000 (B- grade) and property crime at 9.184 per 1,000 (B grade) -- both read as slightly better than the average US city.
- A separate 2026 source cites an overall "B+" safety grade and describes Alpharetta's crime rate as an estimated 42% below the national average -- directionally consistent with CrimeGrade, though not directly reconciled to CrimeGrade's specific figures.
- NeighborhoodScout cites a comparatively low absolute overall rate (14 per 1,000) but still frames it as "considerably higher than the national average" (roughly 1-in-69 victimization odds) -- a real interpretive tension against the two more favorable readings above.
- Check a specific address directly with both CrimeGrade.org and NeighborhoodScout before drawing a conclusion, given the documented gap in how favorably each source frames similar underlying data. No specific lower-rated area is named here per site policy.
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