‘We’re a Target for Criminals’: Atlanta Neighborhood Pushes To Secede From City Over Rampant Crime

Claire SprangMarch 1, 2023

One wealthy suburb of Atlanta is seeking to seize control from the Democratic-run City, pointing out record levels in violent crime.

Buckhead, Atlanta’s wealthiest suburban, wants to secede from the city and become its own municipality, according to The New York Post reported Wednesday. Two bills passed by state and local Republican legislators sent the Buckhead City plan to the full state Senate.

Senator Randy Robertson (R.), the sponsor of the proposal, criticised elected officials in the city. “forget who they work for.” Residents Say it Failure to lead is the reason for the crime surge in the city, which has reached the suburbs located miles north.

“Buckhead is a target. We’re a target for criminals in the city, and Atlanta has not been able to protect us,” One resident agreed.

Buckhead last year saw 10 homicides, 22 rapes, 211 aggravated assaults, and 238 burglaries and breaking-and-entering cases, according to a report of crime statistics from TV station 11 Live!.

Residents who are wealthier want to leave the Democratic city. This is part a larger trend throughout the country, with families and businesses moving away from blue states that have high levels of crime and high living expenses. California’s population Plummeted By more than half of a million between 2020-2022 For high taxes and high house prices, residents are moving to more financially friendly states like Texas and Florida. In 2021, 8 per cent of taxpayers will have more than $25,000,000 in income. New York, New York.

Georgia Democrats are opposed to Buckhead’s bid to be independent of Atlanta.

“I voted against the ‘Buckhead City’ bills, which the majority of my constituents oppose and which threaten the stability of our education, public safety, transportation, and financial systems statewide,” Jason Esteves (Democratic state senator)

Atlanta mayor Andre Dickens (D.) is “disappointed by the committee’s vote to advance this short-sighted legislation” And Claim A spokesman for the city stated that they are working to reduce crime.