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ApartmentCrime-300x200Sandy Springs Apartment Residents Have a Right to a Safe and Secure Home

Apartment residents and guests have a right to feel safe and secure while on the premises.

SandySpringsGA.gov urges tenants to review the Sandy Spring Police Department’s Apartment Safety Checker Map and to take the following safety precautions before selecting an apartment home:

  • View the neighborhood crime rate.  Using the Apartment Safety Checker tool, you can compare the criminal activity in your chosen area.
  • Visit the area.  If possible, walk, drive, or take a bus through the area to see how safe it is.  If there is a particular route you would use to get to school or work, use that.  Consider the quality of the area both during the day and at night.
  • During your apartment tour,  look for secure entrances and exits; lighting around sidewalks, stairwells, hallways, mailboxes, laundry rooms and other common areas; and security features such as peepholes, deadbolt locks, and any on-site security.

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