Atlanta crime: 2020 was Atlanta’s deadliest year in decades
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Violent Crime
Violent crime surged in Atlanta and other major cities last year, a spike that experts say may be partly attributed to multiple social factors weighing on the nation, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. In Atlanta, homicides increased from 99 in 2019 to 157 in 2020, a 58-percent uptick. Los Angeles saw a 30-percent rise as of mid-December at 322 …