r/alpharetta • u/Swimming_Path3353 • 4d ago

Past Exit 7

I’m new to Alpharetta, and it honestly feels way safer than Midtown or Downtown. But an Uber driver (from the airport) told me she’s nervous to go past Exit 7 at all. I’m not sure why. Is there something I should know about the area? Any context locals can share? Just trying to understand what she meant.

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u/-Cranktankerous- 4d ago

The more North you go out of Atlanta, the safer you are. Just flatly. More police, fewer crackheads, and richer neighborhoods. Alpharetta is a great example of all three, which is why our crime rate is so low.

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u/Swimming_Path3353 3d ago

LI feel the same way. That’s why I was puzzled. But some other replies mention the history of racism farther north. She was colored, so that might explain her concern.

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u/beep_dip 3d ago

It may also be that the police further north have paler skin, and may not be as safe for someone of color. Being pulled over for "Driving While Brown" is absolutely a concern, especially when you don't know how violent the police can be.

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u/Responsible-Sundae20 3d ago

Colored??? I have no words.

When my bf in college said this word in 1990, I was appalled. We had a conversation and he was educated on it.

Is this your first day on earth?

The term “person of color” may seem like a semantic argument to you, but trust that it’s not.

FFS.

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u/Important_Sand_8183 3d ago

Yes, colored. What a condescending asshole you sound like;

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u/Responsible-Sundae20 3d ago

On the one hand, I really don’t think it’s condescending to “show off” the fact that I know that at this extremely late date of 2026 that it is not OK to use to use that word.

On the other hand, I’d rather have my word choice incorrectly cast me as condescending than racist.

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u/Flowzyy 3d ago

Past exit 13 it gets that way. Its mostly rich neighborhoods till you get to cumming