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Bottoms ran Atlanta into the ground
Keisha Lance Bottoms' mayoral term left Atlanta with soaring crime rates as she faces governor race.
In brief
Keisha Lance Bottoms' mayoral term left Atlanta with soaring crime rates as she faces governor race. Keisha Lance Bottoms' mayoral term saw Atlanta's crime rates spike to 282 shootings by early July 2020, prompting her to run for governor. Originally reported by Fox News.
Atlanta crime surge
Atlanta police logged 282 shooting incidents by early July 2020, up 19% from same period in 2019.
Mayoral tenure
Keisha Lance Bottoms served as mayor during a period of rising crime and police departures.
Police department
More than 200 officers left the Atlanta Police Department in 2020 alone.
Crime impact
Atlanta's homicide rate reached 157 in 2020, the highest in over two decades.
Jackson's background
Rick Jackson spent his early life in Atlanta's Techwood Homes, America's first public housing project.
Jackson's plan
Jackson pledged to invest in certified crime labs and end child sex trafficking in georgia.
Georgia choice
Georgia faces a choice between Bottoms' record of rising crime and Jackson's plan for safer neighborhoods.
In short
Keisha Lance Bottoms' mayoral term saw Atlanta's crime rates spike to 282 shootings by early July 2020, prompting her to run for governor.
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