Your Stuff is Safer than Ever in Atlanta
Seventeen years of APD data reveal a striking pattern: every type of property crime is down, every NPU has improved, and the long-term decline in Atlanta's crime rate is steeper than many realize.
Atlanta’s Violent Crime: One Big Decline, Many Little Stories
Atlanta's violent crime rate is near its historic low. A deeper dive by type and location reveals additional stories.
Atlanta’s Historic Homicide Hush
The homicide rate for the City of Atlanta hit a historic low in 2025. How does that vary across the city, and is neighborhood revitalization responsible?
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
As October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it is an appropriate time to ask what level of progress we are making against this disease in Georgia.
Veterans: Impacts Well Beyond Their Service
Veterans: giving us geopolitical and economic strength
Regional Snapshot: Update on Aging
This month's regional snapshot provides an overview of opportunities and challenges, with related demographic data, for our senior population.
(Georgia) Milestones Mapping
Was the pandemic a millstone for Milestones test participation in 2021?
Inflation: The Most Regressive “Tax” in Atlanta
Inflationary impacts have hit all of us in the pocket over the last year, but research shows that they hit some of us a lot harder than others.
Atlanta Crime Rates in Historical Perspective (2009-2021)
Crime is a top concern across the metro. Here, we compare perceptions and reality through an examination of crime rates for the city of Atlanta since 2009. The data reveal that crime rates are near historical lows in most categories.
Income Inequality and Black Wealth: Opinions from Metro Atlanta Speaks
How do Atlanta residents rate the importance of enhanced income equality to our economy, and, following on, what seems to be their current knowledge base about the size of the highly related racial wealth gap?