According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Milton is safer than 61% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Georgia, only on the order of 34% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Milton. If you live in Milton, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 137. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43. It is for these reasons that Milton is ranked as one of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S.A.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Milton has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Milton is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Milton 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 Milton.

For Milton, 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 Milton than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1230, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Milton; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 6 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.