Real MAG MARCH 2016 | Page 11

RISING VIOLENCE IN ATLANTA ATLANTA RANKS 6TH AS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS CITIES IN THE NATION. - FORBES Atlanta Ranks 6th in violence across the nation 1/77 chance of being supsceptible to a crime. (Violent/ Property) Within Georgia, more than 93% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Atlanta. WRITTEN BY BRODERICK BLAND PHOTOGRAPHY BY OTHERS Atlanta ranks as the 6th most dangerous city in the nation. A very scary statistic that constantly is threatening our community, the ranking consists of data collected on violent crimes such as; murder, rapes, armed robberies and aggregated assaults. We rank higher than cities like Baltimore, Detroit, and Oakland Our city is a transit community and a hub for the drug trade, you mix that with greedy individuals and we are set up for ultimate failure. Atlanta is also a Mecca for Hip-Hop industry and that attraction brings fast cars, jewelry and money a walking paradise for the most harden criminals. pathetic. The image we are gaining is not good for the future. It is up to the community to provide a better presentation of our growing city. Inspire the youth to live a more righteous life and encourage them not to fall into the fallacy of greed. Spread love, give knowledge and most importantly require the youth to never stop believing in themselves and we can turn this around before it's too late. Everyday is a better day. Learn, live and grow as a community and the opportunities that are awarded to us will seem worth the reward. You can turn on the news and all you hear is robbery here, home invasions, kidnapping there, murder here, it’s actually pretty .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Proof Copy: Not optimized for high quality printing or digital distribution