Atlanta Escorts: Atlanta Homicides Lowest In 48-Years
Posted on January 21st, 2010 in Atlanta escorts
Dr. Dean Dabney says one of the biggest factors is Atlanta’s efforts to demolish city housing projects, a national trend the city is ahead of the curve on. “Taking that whole criminal environment and opportunity structure from the market if you will, out of the equation means that you’re going to have a period of instability in the crime rate,” Dr. Dabney said.
Major Keith Meadows, who was the Atlanta Police Department’s Homicide Commander in 2009, likes to attribute some of the decline to good police work. He said the department has been targeting violent offenders before they commit murder. “It might be through their involvement in illicit activity, not just violent crimes, they may be involved in drug sales or gambling or prostitution,” Major Meadows said. “We target those individuals.”
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