Add It Up - Tracking crime
How does Atlanta rank?
Most recent year in which violent crime in Atlanta was as low as it was in 2005, according to a city of Atlanta press release: 1969
Percent decrease in violent crime in the city of Atlanta from 2004 to 2005: 9
Of the 20 U.S. cities with the highest number of violent crimes in 2005, the number that saw a greater decrease from 2004 than Atlanta: 0
Atlanta's rank when it comes to the 20 cities with the highest number of violent crimes in 2005: 18
Atlanta's rank among those cities in 2004: 13
Atlanta's rank in 2005 when considering violent crimes per capita: 5
New York's rank among the cities with the most violent crimes in 2005: 1
New York's rank, per capita: 19
Number of people murdered in Atlanta in 2005: 90
Number of people killed in traffic accidents in Atlanta in 2005: 60
Sources: Office of Mayor Shirley Franklin, FBI's Annual Preliminary Uniform Crime Report, Georgia Department of Transportation