Monday, June 9, 2008
News Crime down in U.S., up in Atlanta
Posted by Andisheh Nouraee on Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 9:44 PM
In every category tracked by the feds, crime declined nationwide during 2007. So says the FBI, which released its annual crime report today.
Unfortunately, while crime was down nationwide in 2007, it was way up in Atlanta.
The graph below, which looks like crap because I made it with Excel's Chart Wizard function, compares crime numbers released by the FBI today with 2007 crime statistics on the Atlanta Police Department's web site.
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Judging by the constant barrage of Crime Alert emails I get from Georgia Tech, you can't walk from the gym to Tech Square at night without a car full of generic young males hopping out and robbing you at gunpoint these days. Maybe they should focus less on parking enforcement and more on our physical safety....
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