The Martin Luther King Jr. corridor on the west side of Atlanta is a particular hotspot for gas stations where crimes have been reported, with relatively few arrests.

Amid concerns about crime near gas stations and convenience stores, Atlanta city officials are considering an ordinance that would require high-definition security cameras at gas pumps, following a similar law change in DeKalb County.

An analysis by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution of police data showed that officers responded to nearly 5,500 calls for service across 14 gas stations on the busy roadway since January 2022. Those calls resulted in just 376 arrests.

This interactive map explores those crime reports.

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Cuthbert is the county seat of Randolph County, one of 94 Georgia counties that registered more deaths than births in 2024. The county's hospital closed in 2020, leaving longtime state Rep. Gerald Greene to drivce himself 46 miles to Albany while suffering from a kidney stone recently. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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