In addition, the 282 shooting incidents so far in 2020 in Atlanta is a 19% increase from that point last year, the . Even areas with fewer than 10,000 residents saw 30% increases in killings, said Jeff Asher, a New Orleans-based data analyst and consultant who tracks crime statistics. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. 8,376,755. Atlanta homicides increased for third consecutive year in 2022, data shows Fairly safe. 6,884. The unit executed 96 narcotics search warrants. Rape, aggravated assaults and shootings are all up double-digit percentages across Atlanta compared to the same point last year, city data shows. the 157 homicides the Atlanta Police Department investigated in 2020, Interactive: Atlanta's 2020 homicide victims, she announced Biden has nominated her for a position with the Democratic National Committee that would place her in charge of civic engagement and voter protection, Rayshard Brooks' death brought issues of race, police use of force to forefront, until leaving earlier this month to become chief of the Louisville, Kentucky police department, Homicides up in parts of metro Atlanta, state in 2020, among many major U.S. cities that experienced a violent crime surge, Atlantas 2020 homicides: How the AJC reported this story, AJC Editorial: Mayor Bottoms, you must do more to curb homicides, Skirmish over historic house: Site of Union generals HQ could become a car wash, MARTA police investigating fatal shooting at East Point station, Report card: Falcons earn A for Power 5 draft, Police: Over 130 cars broken into at Stockbridge apartment complex, Pug Mabry, former longtime mayor of Roswell, dies at 95. When the shops are closed, theres no shoplifting, so larceny is reduced.. [49] In Atlanta, guns were involved in 82% of homicide cases. Glamour featured her in its Women of the Year issue and her national profile soared amid talk of a position in President-elect Joe Bidens administration. Rev. Bottoms, meanwhile, has formed a committee of city officials who will explore ways to crack down on so-called nuisance properties that have become hotspots for violent crime throughout Atlanta. Atlanta crime: 2020 was Atlanta's deadliest year in decades