ATLANTA — A man is dead after a shooting in southeast Atlanta late Thursday night. Police said it happened around 10:42 p.m. in the 1900 block of Fisher Road SE. When officers arrived, they found a 35 ...

As in any large U.S. city, violent crime is an issue in Atlanta. Recent years have seen sharp increases in homicides and shootings. The Downtown and Midtown areas have been most affected.

The report highlights aggravated assault as the most common crime in Atlanta, as well as in the top three cities on the list: ...