Milton Safety Watch
The safety picture, in actual numbers
Arrest bookings by the Milton Police Department, straight from county records, updated nightly. Counts, patterns, and context. No names, no mugshots, no panic.
Bookings by month
felony share of each month's bookings
The recent log
The newest bookings, exactly as the county publishes them: no names at the source, none here. Over the past year, 61% of Milton bookings ended in release within two days.
| Booked | Level | Custody | Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21 | Felony | — | — |
| Aug 14 | Felony | 2 days | UNSECURED JUDICIAL PRETRIAL RELEASE |
| Aug 12 | Felony | — | — |
| Aug 11 | Felony | — | — |
| Aug 8 | Misdemeanor | — | — |
| Aug 3 | Felony | 2 days | Surety Bond |
| Jul 27 | Misdemeanor | 1 day | Pretrial Release Signature Bond |
| Jul 26 | Misdemeanor | 1 day | Surety Bond |
| Jul 24 | Misdemeanor | 2 days | Surety Bond |
| Jul 24 | Felony | — | — |
| Jul 22 | Felony | 2 days | Surety Bond |
| Jul 16 | Misdemeanor | 2 days | Pretrial Release Signature Bond |
From the city's 311 line
What neighbors are reporting to Milton through SeeClickFix: traffic, hazards, code issues. Locations stay at street level.
- Aug 24 Dead Animal Removal Hello, Angie was very quik i picking up the poor little dead deer, but ( and this is gross), the inside/guts of the feel fell out… View report
- Aug 24 Construction Site Issue Builder/Contractor/Owner is in violation of the erosion control plan for this site. Over the weekend and on a Sunday (no work day… View report
- Aug 23 Dead Animal Removal Thompson Rd. Poor baby deer. by driveway entrance 14795 thompson road, acrosss from east Bluff at Thompson. Very visible, 2-3… View report
- Aug 11 Traffic/Safety Issue -Heavy cut-through traffic during morning and evening rush hours, as many GPS apps are diverting traffic to cut through to and… View report
- Jul 29 Park Issue We have a few trees that have split or been damaged by recent storms. We would appreciate someone coming out and determining if… View report
- Jul 27 Traffic/Safety Issue I experienced a dangerous experience/ALMOST accident I want to report, in case it is a known driver or can make others aware of… View report
How to read these numbers
A booking is not a conviction, and it is not a crime count. These figures are people delivered by Milton PD to the Fulton County Jail, as published in Fulton County's own open data, which carries no names and runs about two days behind. Where an arrestee is booked can depend on agreements between agencies, so booking counts can shift for administrative reasons that have nothing to do with crime in Milton. Our database tracks 2,649 Milton PD bookings back to June 5, 2011; we will publish the long-run trend once Milton PD confirms the booking-location history needed to read it honestly. Latest data: August 21, 2026.
What we publish, and why
For routine arrests, we publish counts, categories, and patterns, never names or mugshots. Charges are dropped and cases dismissed every week, and a newsletter lasts longer than a court file. When an arrest involves a violent crime or a serious felony, we report it as news: name included, drawn from primary court records, and we stay on the case until its outcome, which we report with the same prominence. Juveniles and victims are never named. That is the standard; hold us to it.
What's next here
A weekly Safety Watch section is coming to the Tuesday newsletter, and we have records requests in motion with Milton PD for incident-level reporting. Something on your street we should look into? Reply to any issue of the newsletter; a person reads every one.
Source: Fulton County Open Data, "Fulton County Jail Bookings (Public)," Milton Police Department delivery agency, refreshed nightly by The Roundabout.
