2010 federal crime reports for metro Atlanta

Neighborhoods experience crime in different ways. See how Atlanta neighborhoods compare by type of crime.

Saturday’s murder of former welterweight boxing champion Vernon Forrest, which came less than 24 hours after City Councilman Ceasar Mitchell was carjacked, has Atlantans worried crime is spiraling out of control. The numbers reflect a drop in the city’s crime rate – according to the FBI, violent crimes decreased 8.

College Park crime search

Here's the ten metro Atlanta cities with the highest crime in 2009 based on the rate of all crimes per 10,000 persons: (ranks are out of the top 27 metro area cities with a population of 10,000 or more) 1. College Park Violent crime rank: 1 150 violent crimes per 10,000 persons Property crime rank: 1 1,028 property crimes per 10,000 persons Total crime rank: 1 1,178 total crimes per 10,000 persons 2.

Atlanta police Chief Richard Pennington within the hour is expected to join Mayor Shirley Franklin at police headquarters to speak to the public about recent high-profile crimes and criticism that the chief needs to be more visible. Critics have spoken up in the wake of those crimes, which included last weekend’s carjacking of a city councilman and fatal shooting of a former boxing champ.