Columbus among safest large cities in Georgia, new study says

One of the safest cities in Georgia is right here in the Chattahoochee Valley, according to a study by AdvisorSmith.com.

Columbus is ranked No. 12 in the state for safest largest cities, out of 272 cities analyzed by the website. The city was given a crime score of 79.2, which was determined by FBI crime data for reported crimes such as murder, rape and more.

The safest largest city in Georgia is in John’s Creek, with a crime score of 11.6.

Columbus is the only city in the Chattahoochee Valley to be ranked in the largest safest city list, but a few others were ranked in the website’s midsize and small city lists.

For safest midsized cities in Georgia, LaGrange made the list at No. 39, with a crime score of 92.7.

For safest small cities in Georgia, quite a few local cities made the list. They include:

• No. 18 - Waverly Hall, with a score of 19.8
• No. 34 - Buena Vista, with a score of 26.7
• No. 105 - Pine Mountain, with a score of 58.8

Earlier this year, the city of Auburn also was named one of the safest cities in Alabama. SafeWise.com ranked the city at No. 17, which was an increase of 12 spots from last year.

Phenix City, Opelika and Eufaula were among the cites that also made the list.

AdvisorSmith is a website focused on providing business owners and home owners information about insurance for their properties.