Atlanta crime in 2009

By Claudia Koerner and Matt Dempsey

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta neighborhoods each have their own unique relationship with crime.

To better show how crime affects neighborhoods differently, we broke down 2009 Atlanta crime incident reports by type of crime and neighborhood.

Twenty two neighborhoods have experienced homicides so far in 2009. Downtown and Midtown vastly outnumber other Atlanta neighborhoods for the most larcenies and auto thefts.

For a map of Atlanta neighborhoods, visit the city of Atlanta's neighborhood map page.

Related links:

Atlanta Crime Report: View the latest Atlanta incident reports by crime and neighborhood

UCR: 2007 Atlanta crime statistics

Violent crimes

Aggravated Assault

• Downtown – 58 incidents
• English Avenue – 45 incidetns
• Old Fourth Ward – 42 incidetns
• Thomasville Heights – 37 incidetns
• Grove Park – 34 incidents
• Bankhead – 32 incidetns
• Pittsburgh – 31 incidents
• Sylvan Hills – 28 incidents
• Oakland City – 27 incidents
• Kirkwood – 25 incidents

Homicide

• Bankhead – 4 incidents
• Midtown – 3 incidents
• Browns Mill Park – 2 incidents
• Lindridge/Martin Manor – 2 incidents
• 18 neighborhoods had one homicide in 2009

Rape

• Downtown – 4 incidents
• Old Fourth Ward – 3 incidents
• Bankhead – 2 incidents
• English Avenue – 2 incidents
• Lakewood Heights – 2 incidents
• Adair Park – 2 incidents
• Almond Park – 2 incidents
• Sandlewood Estates – 2 incidents
• South Atlanta – 2 incidents
• 32 neighborhoods had one reported rape in 2009

Note: The Atlanta Police Department suppresses some rape incidents from their data due to privacy and legal concerns.

Robbery

• Downtown – 73 incidents
• Old Fourth Ward – 45 incidents
• West End – 38 incidents
• Midtown – 34 incidents
• Pittsburgh – 26 incidents
• English Avenue – 25 incidents
• Grove Park – 25 incidents
• Vine City - 24 incidents
• Sylvan Hills – 24 incidents
• Campbellton Road – 23 incidents

Property Crimes

Burglary

• Pittsburgh – 161 incidents
• Old Fourth Ward – 119 incidents
• Grove Park – 108 incidents
• Midtown – 93 incidents
• English Avenue – 92 incidents
• West End – 92 incidents
• East Atlanta – 91 incidents
• Grant Park – 89 incidents
• Downtown – 88 incidents
• Kirkwood – 86 incidents

Larceny

• Downtown – 1,024 incidents
• Midtown – 684 incidents
• Lenox – 366 incidents
• Old Fourth Ward – 337 incidents
• North Buckhead – 267 incidents
• Berkeley Park – 221 incidents
• Edgewood – 213 incidents
• Kirkwood – 211 incidents
• Greenbriar – 188 incidents
• West End – 181 incidents

Motor vehicle theft

• Downtown – 151 incidents
• Midtown – 131 incidents
• West End – 81 incidents
• Old Fourth Ward – 77 incidents
• Sylvan Hills – 68 incidents
• Grove Park – 62 incidents
• Pittsburgh – 59 incidents
• Grant Park – 58 incidents
• English Avenue – 58 incidents
• Mechanicsville – 58 incidents

Atlanta Crime Report: View the latest Atlanta incident reports by crime and neighborhood

Counting crimes in Atlanta neighborhoods