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DOWNTOWN UPDATE Public Safety

Assistant Chief Rodney Bryant Major Scott Kreher ADID’s David Wardell www.AtlantaPD.org

www.AtlantaPD.org DOWNTOWN SAFETY REPORT 1st HALF OF 2017

• Overall crime is down in the ADID, Zone 5 and the City.
• Continue to achieve great success in containing Larcenies from Auto

through the Clean Car Campaign.

• Continue to reach out to

Visitors and Event Attendees prior to their arrival where possible to be informed about Clean Car Campaign to apply simple practices.

• Addressing Quality of Life issues, and aggressively enforcing Monetary

Solicitation.

• Police more mobile on Bikes and Segways.
• Directed Patrol Crime Suppression
• Joint Patrols and Field Investigative Team Operations with MARTA Police,

GWCC Police, and GSU Police

• Pre-Arrest Diversion Program Rollout

ADID PART I CRIME MAP –2017 6 MONTHAP • 2017 6-MONTH

• Robbery has

shown the biggest reduction compared to last year, dropping 35%.

• Larceny From

Vehicles is the driving crime for the ADID area, but has dropped 2% since last year.

• Overall, Part I

Crimes are down 6% compared to last year at this time.

• shown the

biggest reduction

• a p by: John Moses,

Phoenix Analytics Inc

Crime Type 2017 2016 % Change Homicide 4 1 300% Rape* 11 8 38% Robbery 40 62

• 35%

Agg Assault 48 47 2% Burglary 25 26

• 4%

Larc From Veh 357 364

• 2%

Larc Non 238 250

• 5%

Auto Theft 52 66

• 21%

TOTAL 775 824

• 6%

Date Range: Jan 1 to June 30

*The FBI revised its definition of rape to include additional categories. For the new definition, see https://ucr.fbi.gov/recent-program-updates/new-rape- definition-frequently-asked-questions. As of Jan 1, 2017, APD started using the revised definition for Rape.

Downtown – First six months 2017

Atlanta Safety Report

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Offenses 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Homicide 4 2 1 1 3 3 1 2 Rape 11 8 13 5 2 1 3 2 4 3 Robbery 40 60 75 77 57 75 61 74 94 121 Aggravated Assault 48 46 73 43 59 60 33 41 71 61 Burglary 25 27 26 46 32 29 47 30 82 82 Larceny

(auto/other)

595 616 701 754 794 780 887 775 1067 1204 Auto Theft 52 66 95 103 95 92 108 111 172 170 Total 775** 825 984 1029 1039 1037 1151 1049 1505 1657* * Total numbers were impacted by adjusting for Beat 509 added. Source – APD **2017 FBI added additional categories to be considered rape.

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Most crime in Downtown is non-violent, with very little stranger-on-stranger violent crime. For this period, Downtown crime accounted for only 6% of the City’s total crime, while representing almost half of the City’s population. This is further exemplified by the high density visitor, conventioneer, and special event attendees. Larceny from Auto continues to be Downtown’s most prevalent crime problem. However, we continue to work with our partners and make progress, with a reduction of 2% again this year, but a steady decline

• f almost 50% over the last 8 years.

Zone 5 makes more arrests (30% of City) than any other Zone in the Department, and Quality of life related offenses represent the majority of Downtown arrests. Larceny represents 77% of all Downtown crime, with Larceny from Auto comprising 46%.

Analysis Observations

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Downtown – First six months 2016

Further analysis shows that a significant number of the larceny/auto crimes are related to items left in plain view inside unattended vehicles. Large number of victims (approximately 80%) are visitors from out of

• town. Increased number of events has increased number of vehicles in Downtown.

Overall incidents of Part I crime is down 6% in Downtown and Zone 5 from last year. This represents a significant reduction from last year, which was a record crime reduction year.

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