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Changes in Density of On-Premises Alcohol Outlets and Impact on Violent Crime, Atlanta, Georgia, 1997-2007

ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 12 — May 28, 2015

Map of the City of Atlanta showing the geographic distribution of on-premises alcohol outlets and cluster zones. On-premises outlets are highly clustered in 3 Atlanta neighborhoods: Buckhead, Downtown, and Midtown.

Figure 1. On-premises alcohol outlets and cluster zones in Atlanta, GA, 1997–2007.

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YearAlcohol Outlet Exposure Index
BuckheadMidtownDowntown
1997126.08371.3
1998124.182.678.0
1999122.785.972.4
2000131.487.276.6
2001126.391.076.1
2002129.693.280.3
2003131.693.882.7
2004129.697.380.6
2005120.999.983.6
2006117.2100.987.1
2007117.4103.296.4

Figure 2.On-premises alcohol outlet exposure indices by neighborhood, Atlanta, Georgia, 1997–2007. This graph shows the temporal change in spatial exposure to on-premises alcohol outlets from 1997–2007 for 3 Atlanta neighborhoods: Buckhead, Downtown, and Midtown.

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YearViolent Crime Exposure Index
BuckheadMidtownDowntown
1997152.8159.8178.8
1998159.2174192.3
1999142.3163.5187.3
2000157.1156.6179.2
2001142.2163.6173.2
2002142.2154.8173.7
2003133.6146.7159.1
2004122.4148.9165.2
2005125.4143.4161.3
2006114.7142.7160.8
2007110.2150.4154.9

Figure 3. Violent crime exposure indices by neighborhood, Atlanta, Georgia, 1997–2007, showing the temporal change in violent crime exposure from 1997–2007 for 3 Atlanta neighborhoods: Buckhead, Downtown, and Midtown.

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