HAPPENING TODAY: Atlanta mayor, police to unveil summer safety plan

ATLANTA — Atlanta’s mayor will reveal his workplace’s plan to struggle summer time crime within the metropolis.

Mayor Andre Dickens will be part of Atlanta Police Division and Chief Rodney Bryant for a information convention Tuesday at 11 a.m.

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The most recent weekly crime statistics as of Might 21, 2022 present violent crime is up in comparison with the beginning of final summer time. Homicides are up 32%, rape 16% and aggravated assault 3%.

Decreasing crime and serving to police morale have been high priorities for the Dickens administration. The town has created a brand new Nightlife Division and Repeat Offenders Division.

Dickens has additionally spoken with Channel 2 about making a chief working officer place who could be answerable for addressing the pressings wants of police, together with a scarcity of officers.

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One a part of the summer time security plan has already been within the works. The town desires to get teenagers off the streets and into good jobs. Dickens hosted a youth employment “signing day” on Friday.

A number of Atlanta companies had been there, together with Coca-Cola, Accenture and the Georgia Aquarium.

The objective is to rent 3,000 teenagers this summer time.

“It’ll allow them to earn cash, develop important abilities and partake in significant work expertise that they’ll construct on to set the stage for future successes.”

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Dickens has additionally introduced again the town’s Midnight Basketball program. Video games have been held on the CT Martin Recreation Middle.

The mayor has stated it’s a greater method to spend an evening in comparison with what some younger individuals have gotten concerned in. He stated crime prevention begins within the health club.

“On the entrance finish, it’s occasions like this, midnight basketball, summer time youth program, issues like that, deter of us from getting concerned in crime to start with,” Dickens stated. “That begins proper right here.”

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