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<blockquote data-quote="Box Ox" data-source="post: 4911563" data-attributes="member: 48469">[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://news.yahoo.com/citing-spike-in-crime-affluent-atlanta-district-looks-to-secede-from-city-its-a-war-zone-211029967.html[/URL]&quot;Thanks to a <a href="https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/buckhead/stats-buckhead-crime-spike-is-real/85-f92d581a-2f86-4e79-9740-c45947fc3a0f" target="_blank">sharp rise in crime</a> in an affluent district in Atlanta, residents have mounted a campaign to secede from the majority Black city.The Buckhead district is known for its luxury high-rise apartments, lavish restaurants and trendy boutique shops, but a spike in robberies, aggravated assault and larceny over the past year has left many in the community dismayed. Saying that Atlanta has abandoned them, they’ve formed the <a href="https://www.becnow.com/about" target="_blank">Buckhead City Committee</a>, with the goal of forming a city of their own.“Most of our residents live in fear. As a result, daily activities such as getting gas, carpooling or going for a walk are no longer done without careful consideration and concern for safety,” Bill White, CEO and chairman of the committee, told Yahoo News. “We have shootings in our neighborhoods every day, at all hours of the day.”[ATTACH=full]342665[/ATTACH]&quot;But according to White, Buckhead’s crime issues should be a priority for everyone, adding that if Atlanta won’t address the recent spikes, the community has no choice but to seek its own remedy. “We believe safety is a universal right,” he said. “Losing a loved one due to crime is a pain that nobody should experience, not in Buckhead, not anywhere.”</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Box Ox, post: 4911563, member: 48469"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://news.yahoo.com/citing-spike-in-crime-affluent-atlanta-district-looks-to-secede-from-city-its-a-war-zone-211029967.html[/URL] "Thanks to a [URL='https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/buckhead/stats-buckhead-crime-spike-is-real/85-f92d581a-2f86-4e79-9740-c45947fc3a0f']sharp rise in crime[/URL] in an affluent district in Atlanta, residents have mounted a campaign to secede from the majority Black city. The Buckhead district is known for its luxury high-rise apartments, lavish restaurants and trendy boutique shops, but a spike in robberies, aggravated assault and larceny over the past year has left many in the community dismayed. Saying that Atlanta has abandoned them, they’ve formed the [URL='https://www.becnow.com/about']Buckhead City Committee[/URL], with the goal of forming a city of their own. “Most of our residents live in fear. As a result, daily activities such as getting gas, carpooling or going for a walk are no longer done without careful consideration and concern for safety,” Bill White, CEO and chairman of the committee, told Yahoo News. “We have shootings in our neighborhoods every day, at all hours of the day.” [ATTACH type="full"]342665[/ATTACH] "But according to White, Buckhead’s crime issues should be a priority for everyone, adding that if Atlanta won’t address the recent spikes, the community has no choice but to seek its own remedy. “We believe safety is a universal right,” he said. “Losing a loved one due to crime is a pain that nobody should experience, not in Buckhead, not anywhere.” [/QUOTE]

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