Crime in Atlanta is down citywide, with significant reductions in homicides, auto thefts, and robberies. Zone 3, located in southeast Atlanta, has seen the most significant decrease in crime.

In 2019, investigators worked 99 homicide cases in the city. Atlanta city leaders say they know the work must continue to keep crime down, including continuing programs put in place that are ...

Journalists on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s crime and public safety team cover fatal shootings, stabbings and beatings with depressing regularity, but we don’t consider this work routine.

As in any large U.S. city, violent crime is an issue in Atlanta. Recent years have seen sharp increases in homicides and shootings. The Downtown and Midtown areas have been most affected.

ATLANTA — Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and Atlanta Chief of Police Darin Schierbaum joined several dignitaries joined for a press conference on Monday announcing a significant drop in crime in ...

ATL.ANTA — Atlanta leaders are touting a reduction in crime in 2024 and pointing out the areas with the sharpest declines. Surrounded by leaders from across the city, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens ...

Atlanta's mayor and public safety officials say all their hard work has paid off because crime is down citywide. Mayor Andre Dickens says we are well on our way to his goal of Atlanta being the ...