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The latest news and updates on crime and public safety in metro Atlanta and Georgia, as reported by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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TYPES OF CRIME: We have limited the data to seven categories that we consider to be the most serious. Four of these are considered violent – homicide, rape, aggravated assault and armed robbery; three are non-violent – larceny, burglary and auto theft.
Atlanta crime: 2020 was Atlanta’s deadliest year in decades
Jan 15, 2021 · A special report on the spike in Atlanta homicides in 2020 and why Atlanta’s deadliest year in decades has a city on edge and demanding change.
3 killed in targeted daytime shooting in Atlanta - The Atlanta …
Sep 24, 2023 · Two people and a gunman were killed Saturday afternoon in a shooting in Atlanta’s West End neighborhood, police said.
Atlanta crime: Homicides are up for 3rd straight year - A midyear ...
Jul 15, 2022 · An in-depth report on Atlanta homicides for the first half of 2022. For the third straight year, homicides are up across Atlanta. The uptick comes amid a citywide increase in gun violence that ...
5 shootings, a stabbing leave 3 dead, 4 injured overnight, Atlanta ...
May 4, 2024 · From late Friday until early Saturday, Atlanta officers investigated five separate shootings and a stabbing that left three dead and several others injured across the city.
5 dead, 7 injured in 9 shootings across metro Atlanta
Mar 22, 2024 · A man is dead and another is injured after gunfire broke out Friday morning in a parking lot at a busy northeast Atlanta intersection, according to officials.
Atlanta police’s closure rate on homicides outpacing national …
Jul 3, 2024 · Atlanta’s violent crime rates have roughly followed national trends, but APD’s consistently higher-than-average closure rates for homicides are an improvement from the tumultuous period around ...
4 found shot in separate incidents in downtown Atlanta over 4 …
Mar 10, 2024 · Police are investigating after four people were struck by gunfire in two separate shootings across downtown Atlanta on Saturday night.
Woman arrested after 3 stabbed, including police officer, at …
Oct 11, 2023 · A woman was arrested Wednesday after stabbing three people, including an Atlanta police officer, at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, authorities said.