Find three City of Atlanta stats relevant to your beat

 1. https://33n.atlantaregional.com/data-diversions/through-the-roof-or-through-the-floor-violent-crime-in-atlanta-2024-edition

2024 reached a new historic low of 50.3 incidents per 10,000 population 

2. https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/atlanta-sees-overall-crime-drop-2025-homicides-drop-16

Significant overall drop in city wide crime with an 18% decrease compared to the same period in 2024 

3. https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2025/01/14/2024-crime-trends

In 2024 the 911 answer call time dropped from 24.3 to 12.5 seconds nearly a 50% improvement

I would use these stats to write a story on how with the crime rates dropping and police call time getting faster what does that mean for the safety of students on the different campuses. 


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