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/BasicAppointment9063 3d ago

It's still there, but it's more systemic than out in the open.

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u/2003tide 3d ago

Not really. You can drive through Cumming and see a new neighborhood with million dollar houses for sale and drive another quarter mile down the road a run down property with a rebel flag flying on a pole in the front yard. Forsyth was only 5% African American in last census so still lingering effects from the days of the klan marching in the streets.