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Atlanta Marks 100th Homicide Investigation in 2024 Amid Decrease in Violent Crimes
Atlanta's 100th homicide marks a grim milestone, but reflects a decline in violent crime figures according to police focus on ...
GA home to over 127K gang members, 1.6K gangs; DA’s office ties crackdown to crime drop
The Georgia Gang Investigators Association has confirmed that gang membership has surged 80% since 2018. A prosecutor in the ...
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Atlanta’s homicide rate falls more than 10% in continuing downward trend
The Atlanta Police Department has hit a somber milestone: 100 homicide investigations in 2024. But the pace has slowed since last year, when the 100th homicide was recorded on Sept. 23, 2023.
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Atlanta police continue to report drop in overall crime
Smith told the committee that overall crime in the city remains down about 5%. Homicides have dropped from a 13 to a 15% ...
A man asked two strangers in SW Atlanta for directions. He was shot shortly after
The Atlanta Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating two men who shot someone in search of ...
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Economy overtakes crime as metro Atlanta’s top concern, survey finds
Pocketbook issues and economic opportunity have supplanted crime as the top concerns facing metro Atlanta residents, according to a new survey released Friday by the Atlanta Regional Commission.
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Young Man Shot in Downtown Atlanta Following Encounter for Directions, Police Seek Witnesses
A man in Atlanta was shot after asking for directions; police are seeking witnesses to aid their investigation.
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Atlanta Four Seasons Resident Barricades Himself in 33rd Floor Apartment, Opens Fire
Midtown Atlanta erupted into chaos Tuesday afternoon when a 70-year-old man barricaded himself inside his 33rd floor apartment at the Four Seasons Hotel and began shooting. J. Stevens Berger was said ...
Insurance ’crime scores’ pose added risk to US affordable housing
Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, CEO-elect for DeKalb County which includes part of Atlanta, likens the crime scores to "legal redlining" – a policy used by banks in the past that deemed it too risky to ...
Search for hit-and-run driver who killed 9-year-old outside of Atlanta rec. center resurfaces
ATLANTA — The murder of a little boy resurfaced in Southeast Atlanta over the weekend. Jamal Dean was nine years old when ...
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Burglary suspects cause $7K damage at Atlanta condos, police say
Do you recognize these men? Atlanta police say they are wanted for burglary and property damage at a condo complex near ...