Crime Numbers
People claim crime statistics lie. With the 2020 numbers up, here's how to tell what to trust.
The FBI released the annual Uniform Crime Report yesterday. It shows an increase of about 30 percent nationally in homicides and about 21 percent in Georgia overall. Atlanta recorded 157 homicides in 2020, an increase of 58. The state overall had an increase of 99 homicides. Atlanta has about 5 percent of Georgia’s population, but 59 percent of its incr…
