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Mayor Kasim Reed statement on haiti relief effort |
On behalf of the City of Atlanta, I would like to extend our deepest condolences to the people of Haiti in the wake of the terrible tragedy that has struck their nation. Our thoughts and prayers are with the fallen, the injured and the bereaved. To the many relatives here in Atlanta, and across the nation, know that your grief and concerns are shared by us all. We are profoundly moved by the sheer scope of the devastation and shaken by the seeming randomness of fate. The loss of so many lives in Haiti reminds us all our shared vulnerability before nature. My hope is that our city will act in the “Atlanta way,” recognizing our shared humanity and obligation to one another. This should be our motivation as we come together to relieve the crushing need of the Haitian people. The City of Atlanta and Care International have established a partnership to bring our shared resources bear in Haiti. Accordingly, I am calling upon all Atlantans to join me in making immediate and generous donations to this humanitarian cause. Those donations can be made quickly and conveniently online at AtlantaCares.org. Thank you for your prayers and generous offers of support.
Mayor Kasim Reed |
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Mayor Shirley Franklin's Public Safety Update |
Mayor Shirley Franklin's Public Safety Update
I am writing to provide an update on our continuing efforts to reduce crime in Atlanta.
We are adding more police officers to the street. This week 26 new graduates of the police academy were assigned to foot patrols throughout the city. We now have 1632 sworn officers in the Atlanta Police Department – up from 1577 in 2002.
Operation Hot Spot – the use of overtime to add a new shift of 25 experienced officers directly into targeted high crime areas – is now in its third full week of operations.
The beefed up Gang Unit – now with an added 20 officers – has been working for more than 45 days.
We continue to track crime on a weekly basis through COBRA, the computer-based tracking system that identifies crime trends in real time. COBRA numbers show that the increased police presence and new tactics are paying off: crime is down 23% for the most recent 28 day period (versus the same 28 day period in 2008).
And in a full 50-year historical context, the FBI crime numbers just released last week (for 2008) show that Atlanta has continued the long-term trend of steadily decreasing the crime rate. As the attached chart shows, the crime rate in Atlanta today is at levels not seen since 1970.
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