America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime

The Atlanta Police Chief says the city's department falsified its crime rate since 1995, in order to improve Atlanta's image for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games which it hosted. The rates show a steady, consistent drop in crime each year, but the numbers alone do not prove his allegations. An internal investigation is being conducted.

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Atlanta Crime Rates - from the FBI Uniform Crime Reports
(reported as crimes per 100,000 population)

Year	Violent	Property	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Burglary	Larceny	Auto theft
2002	525.1	4113.4	8.3	24.5	214.6	277.7	874.9	2664.6	574
2001	570.1	4255.6	7.9	27.2	235.1	299.9	862.3	2814.5	578.9
2000 *	584.7	4709.2	8.9	26.1	226.4	323.3	907.3	3149.6	652.3
1999	617.2	5,117.7	8.4	32.3	232.9	343.6	994.9	3,412.3	710.6
1998	720.3	5,642.7	10.0	32.4	276.4	401.5	1,103.3	3,723.6	815.7
1997	752.2	5959.3	8.6	35.5	296.2	411.9	1181.2	3905.5	872.6
1996	781.3	6866.4	9.9	36.8	292.8	441.8	1239.9	4687.7	938.9
1995	807.9	6416.8	10.5	42	291.2	464.2	1182.8	4306.8	927.2
1994	940.2	6991.7
* Data not reported by FBI UCR.   Crime rates derived from other sources.
Violent crime category is the total of crimes for murder, rape, robbery and assault.
Property crime category is the total of crime for burglary, larceny, and auto theft.

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