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Atlanta Is 8th Most Dangerous City

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Atlanta Ranked the 8th Most Dangerous City in America by the FBI

Atlanta is one of the most dangerous cities in America, according to an FBI report.

  Crime, crime, and more crime is what Atlanta news coverage can seem like some weeks.  This week has been no different with a man being shot at the Ford Factory Lofts on Ponce and a young boy being shot in the back as he slept in his South Fulton home on Thursday.  So maybe to some it is no wonder that Atlanta ranks in the top 10 most dangerous cities in America. I love our city so much and especially Southwest Atlanta and the Cascade area in which I live and work, that even though I know we have our share of crime it does not feel like a "dangerous" city. Yet despite what I may feel, recent FBI data shows that Atlanta is in fact the 8th most dangerous city in America.  You only have a more likely chance of being shot or harmed if you …

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erie

5:06 am on Monday, December 3, 2012

Wow you think all this got dam name calling is going to make it alright!   more ›

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