# Bottoms ran Atlanta into the ground

> Keisha Lance Bottoms' mayoral term left Atlanta with soaring crime rates as she faces governor race.
- Title: Bottoms ran Atlanta into the ground · Fox News | Shortify
- Summary: 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…
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- Source: Fox News — https://foxnews.com/opinion/gianno-caldwell-bottoms-ran-atlanta-ground-cant-let-her-do-it-georgia
- Author: Gianno Caldwell
- Published: 2026-10-28T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: keisha lance bottoms, rick jackson, georgia, atlanta, mayor, governor, crime rates, shooting incidents, news, politics
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Keisha Lance Bottoms' mayoral term saw Atlanta's crime rates spike to 282 shootings by early July 2020, prompting her to run for governor.