Crime & Safety
December Crime Roundup
Johns Creek Police Department releases December crime and accident statistics.
Each month the Johns Creek Police Department releases crime and incident statistics from the previous month in its newsletter Cops Connect.
Here are December's numbers as published in the newsletter:
Service calls: 5,908
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Arrests: 90
Car break-ins: 6
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Burglaries: 5
DUIs: 20
Traffic accidents: 184
The burglaries occurred at Alessio's, Blackstone, Doublegate, Ellen's Nails and Hooch Wine & Spirits.
The car break-ins occurred at Carre Lane, Kroger, Mount Pisgah and Stoney River (3).
According to the newsletter, the top five intersections for vehicle accidents were (1) Medlock Bridge and State Bridge, (2) Medlock Bridge and Medlock Crossing, (3) Medlock Bridge and Abbotts Bridge, (4) Jones Bridge and Sargent Road and (5) Medlock Bridge and Old Alabama.
According to the police department, there were no traffic fatalities in any of these incidents, with 16 percent reporting injuries. Most accidents happened on Wednesday evenings and were caused by following too closely.
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