# Where do Jackson and Bottoms stand on public safety?: 34 Sourced Claims, Contested Facts & Evidence Trace Bottoms’s mayoral record and Jackson’s campaign claims on crime and policing. Authors: nineDan HTML: https://moyomap.com/maps/where-do-jackson-bottoms Markdown: https://moyomap.com/maps/where-do-jackson-bottoms.md License: HTML and markdown are for reading and citation. Bulk copying and AI training need a written license. See /terms and /developers#maps-data. Cite a claim as: MoyoMap, "Where do Jackson and Bottoms stand on public safety?: 34 Sourced Claims, Contested Facts & Evidence", claim {id}, https://moyomap.com/maps/where-do-jackson-bottoms.md#{id}. “Moyo, a product of SenTeGuard Inc.” ### Rick Jackson announced he would commit over $50 million of his own personal funds to his Georgia gubernatoria… Id: claim_000647227d5dfad78d1d2545 Parent: topic_FOYWhTyBftDVye6naqnb Depth: 1 Rick Jackson announced he would commit over $50 million of his own personal funds to his Georgia gubernatorial campaign. Labels: Inferred, Low, known ### In June 2020, Keisha Lance Bottoms issued executive orders mandating de-escalation tactics, mandatory reporti… Id: claim_2c3881a089c630194e8ef663 Parent: topic_FOYWhTyBftDVye6naqnb Depth: 1 In June 2020, Keisha Lance Bottoms issued executive orders mandating de-escalation tactics, mandatory reporting of deadly force to the citizen review board, and a duty for officers to intervene against excessive force. Labels: Inferred, Low, known ### The U.S. Id: claim_3c22f4fcccee3bc1a904862c Parent: topic_FOYWhTyBftDVye6naqnb Depth: 1 The U.S. Department of Justice initiated a civil rights investigation in July 2023 examining inmate deaths and living conditions inside the Fulton County Jail under Sheriff Pat Labat. Labels: Source-linked, Medium, known ### Atlanta's police budget grew during Bottoms's tenure as mayor, exceeding $200 million in the FY2022 city budg… Id: claim_3e4d699d83a83dd03725dcfd Parent: topic_FOYWhTyBftDVye6naqnb Depth: 1 Atlanta's police budget grew during Bottoms's tenure as mayor, exceeding $200 million in the FY2022 city budget. Labels: Inferred, Low, known ### Jackson Healthcare entities resolved a Department of Justice False Claims Act whistleblower lawsuit alleging… Id: claim_5abcf65942846ce9dccd28e6 Parent: topic_FOYWhTyBftDVye6naqnb Depth: 1 Jackson Healthcare entities resolved a Department of Justice False Claims Act whistleblower lawsuit alleging kickbacks and illegal remuneration by paying a settlement exceeding $5 million. Labels: Source-linked, High, known ### Keisha Lance Bottoms publicly defends her record by highlighting that she supported the construction of the A… Id: claim_9c845885cea68a7a839f7c11 Parent: topic_FOYWhTyBftDVye6naqnb Depth: 1 Keisha Lance Bottoms publicly defends her record by highlighting that she supported the construction of the Atlanta public safety training center. Labels: Inferred, Medium, investigate ### Atlanta experienced a 21% decrease in homicides in 2023 under Mayor Andre Dickens, followed by a 32% drop in… Id: claim_aa1b41a6caaa383cb5e51e26 Parent: topic_FOYWhTyBftDVye6naqnb Depth: 1 Atlanta experienced a 21% decrease in homicides in 2023 under Mayor Andre Dickens, followed by a 32% drop in the first half of 2025. Labels: Inferred, Low, known ### Homicides in Atlanta declined by approximately 20% or more between 2022 and 2024 following the 2021 peak duri… Id: claim_b245497541522c140fdf85af Parent: topic_FOYWhTyBftDVye6naqnb Depth: 1 Homicides in Atlanta declined by approximately 20% or more between 2022 and 2024 following the 2021 peak during Bottoms's final year in office. Labels: Inferred, Low, known ### Mayor Bottoms issued directives in June and August 2020 ordering revisions to the Atlanta Police Department's… Id: claim_f22f0742d9863e00460790b1 Parent: topic_FOYWhTyBftDVye6naqnb Depth: 1 Mayor Bottoms issued directives in June and August 2020 ordering revisions to the Atlanta Police Department's use-of-force policies, de-escalation, and duty to intervene. Labels: Inferred, Low, known ### In mid-2020, Mayor Bottoms proposed placing approximately $73 million of the Atlanta Police Department's budg… Id: claim_f3ecfd2d4666f58d65f71228 Parent: topic_FOYWhTyBftDVye6naqnb Depth: 1 In mid-2020, Mayor Bottoms proposed placing approximately $73 million of the Atlanta Police Department's budget into escrow pending police reform recommendations, though the Atlanta City Council did not permanently cut the funds. Labels: Inferred, Medium, known ### Georgia State Senator Brandon Beach and other legislators introduced bills in 2021–2022 to de-annex Buckhead… Id: claim_fa4a52ac02cd570ad18cca96 Parent: topic_FOYWhTyBftDVye6naqnb Depth: 1 Georgia State Senator Brandon Beach and other legislators introduced bills in 2021–2022 to de-annex Buckhead from Atlanta over crime concerns, an effort that died in the state Senate in 2023. Labels: Inferred, Low, known ### Criminal Justice and Detention Center Reforms Id: section_0ed4f9ab5cc101dbcdc2c7ce Parent: topic_FOYWhTyBftDVye6naqnb Depth: 1 Criminal Justice and Detention Center Reforms Labels: Inferred, Low ### Atlanta Pandemic Crime Trends and Analysis Id: section_2850acb27824cb2b90c19e98 Parent: topic_FOYWhTyBftDVye6naqnb Depth: 1 Atlanta Pandemic Crime Trends and Analysis Labels: Inferred, Low ### Summer 2020 Protests and Wendy's Site Incidents Id: section_9a99e015665f2da246621f40 Parent: topic_FOYWhTyBftDVye6naqnb Depth: 1 Summer 2020 Protests and Wendy's Site Incidents Labels: Inferred, Low ### Fallout and Aftermath of the Rayshard Brooks Shooting Id: section_f1934f4d53e6bd11b1a514b3 Parent: topic_FOYWhTyBftDVye6naqnb Depth: 1 Fallout and Aftermath of the Rayshard Brooks Shooting Labels: Inferred, Low #### Atlanta Ordinance 18-O-1045, signed by Bottoms on February 6, 2018, eliminated cash bail requirements only fo… Id: claim_010c15e11ab57fbce816ae26 Parent: section_0ed4f9ab5cc101dbcdc2c7ce Depth: 2 Atlanta Ordinance 18-O-1045, signed by Bottoms on February 6, 2018, eliminated cash bail requirements only for municipal city-ordinance arrests, not violent or state-level offenses. Labels: Inferred, Low, known #### On July 4, 2020, 8-year-old Secoriea Turner was fatally shot inside an SUV near barricades erected outside th… Id: claim_1b5fc373698fb469c891d626 Parent: section_f1934f4d53e6bd11b1a514b3 Depth: 2 On July 4, 2020, 8-year-old Secoriea Turner was fatally shot inside an SUV near barricades erected outside the burned Wendy's restaurant where Rayshard Brooks was killed. Labels: Inferred, High, known #### Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms fired Atlanta Police officer Garrett Rolfe within days of the June 12, 2020 killin… Id: claim_1c3f9de899b0df4f377854a4 Parent: section_f1934f4d53e6bd11b1a514b3 Depth: 2 Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms fired Atlanta Police officer Garrett Rolfe within days of the June 12, 2020 killing of Rayshard Brooks prior to the conclusion of the GBI investigation, and Fulton County DA Paul Howard charged Rolfe with felony murder five days later. Labels: Inferred, Medium, known #### Demonstrators set fire to the Atlanta Wendy's where Rayshard Brooks was shot on June 13, 2020, which Rick Jac… Id: claim_22e4c4e52c0671477a7b8115 Parent: section_9a99e015665f2da246621f40 Depth: 2 Demonstrators set fire to the Atlanta Wendy's where Rayshard Brooks was shot on June 13, 2020, which Rick Jackson's campaign ads cite to allege Bottoms 'let Atlanta burn.' Labels: Inferred, Medium, known #### Following the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks in June 2020, over 170 Atlanta police officers staged a 'Blue… Id: claim_2706806598326e589c559161 Parent: section_f1934f4d53e6bd11b1a514b3 Depth: 2 Following the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks in June 2020, over 170 Atlanta police officers staged a 'Blue Flu' sickout after criminal charges were filed. Labels: Inferred, Medium, known #### An AJC review of data from 70 large police agencies found Atlanta's pandemic-era violent crime increase was m… Id: claim_5374314425d6aecf92c1cc5e Parent: section_2850acb27824cb2b90c19e98 Depth: 2 An AJC review of data from 70 large police agencies found Atlanta's pandemic-era violent crime increase was more dramatic than trends in many peer jurisdictions. Labels: Source-linked, Low, known #### Mayor Bottoms permanently ended the Atlanta municipal jail's practice of housing ICE detainees in September 2… Id: claim_62e6925614c6611bc33284b0 Parent: section_0ed4f9ab5cc101dbcdc2c7ce Depth: 2 Mayor Bottoms permanently ended the Atlanta municipal jail's practice of housing ICE detainees in September 2018. Labels: Inferred, Medium, known #### Atlanta police investigated 98 homicides in 2025 compared to 126 the prior year, representing a 32% decrease. Id: claim_86bbfe2f21e18a8da9eafb9c Parent: claim_aa1b41a6caaa383cb5e51e26 Depth: 2 Atlanta police investigated 98 homicides in 2025 compared to 126 the prior year, representing a 32% decrease. Labels: Inferred, Low, known #### Mayor Bottoms signed the ground-lease ordinance for the $100M+ Atlanta Public Safety Training Center ('Cop Ci… Id: claim_8b44c40ecc0b843997539bad Parent: claim_9c845885cea68a7a839f7c11 Depth: 2 Mayor Bottoms signed the ground-lease ordinance for the $100M+ Atlanta Public Safety Training Center ('Cop City') in DeKalb County following a contentious Atlanta City Council vote in September 2021. Labels: Inferred, Medium, known #### During 2020 and 2021, the Atlanta Police Department fell several hundred officers short of its authorized for… Id: claim_9e2e492bcdad9a1fa8f182ce Parent: section_f1934f4d53e6bd11b1a514b3 Depth: 2 During 2020 and 2021, the Atlanta Police Department fell several hundred officers short of its authorized force of roughly 2,000 officers due to resignations and retirements following the Rayshard Brooks shooting. Labels: Inferred, Low, known #### In 2021, Mayor Bottoms proposed repurposing Atlanta's 1,300-bed detention center for services addressing home… Id: claim_cbb61e28c44087980f7b65ab Parent: section_0ed4f9ab5cc101dbcdc2c7ce Depth: 2 In 2021, Mayor Bottoms proposed repurposing Atlanta's 1,300-bed detention center for services addressing homelessness, addiction, and mental illness, though the facility was not fully closed before she left office. Labels: Inferred, Low, known #### On June 17, 2020, Keisha Lance Bottoms publicly stated that Atlanta police morale was down 'tenfold' followin… Id: claim_e324da4abf1db744e8615ffa Parent: section_f1934f4d53e6bd11b1a514b3 Depth: 2 On June 17, 2020, Keisha Lance Bottoms publicly stated that Atlanta police morale was down 'tenfold' following the death of Rayshard Brooks and subsequent officer charges. Labels: Inferred, Low, known #### The Atlanta Civil Service Board reinstated officer Garrett Rolfe in 2021 finding a lack of due process, and s… Id: claim_f354b11ced515be470522eef Parent: section_f1934f4d53e6bd11b1a514b3 Depth: 2 The Atlanta Civil Service Board reinstated officer Garrett Rolfe in 2021 finding a lack of due process, and special prosecutor Pete Skandalakis declined to prosecute him in 2022 concluding the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks was justified. Labels: Inferred, Medium, known #### Reported robberies and rapes declined in Atlanta between 2019 and 2020 according to the AJC's analysis of cri… Id: claim_f7948d302cc5d75f63aab8e8 Parent: section_2850acb27824cb2b90c19e98 Depth: 2 Reported robberies and rapes declined in Atlanta between 2019 and 2020 according to the AJC's analysis of crime data. Labels: Source-linked, Low, known ##### Eight-year-old Secoriea Turner was fatally shot on July 4, 2020, near the barricaded Wendy's site in Atlanta,… Id: claim_55e964dc75afc60ac5d22858 Parent: claim_22e4c4e52c0671477a7b8115 Depth: 3 Eight-year-old Secoriea Turner was fatally shot on July 4, 2020, near the barricaded Wendy's site in Atlanta, leading authorities to clear the area on July 6. Labels: Inferred, Medium, known ##### More than 200 Atlanta Police Department officers resigned or quit in 2020. Id: claim_bfba0e9ee4b33f169e12fba5 Parent: claim_9e2e492bcdad9a1fa8f182ce Depth: 3 More than 200 Atlanta Police Department officers resigned or quit in 2020. Labels: Inferred, Low, known ##### Atlanta's reported homicides increased by 59% from 2019 to 2020, compared with an average 33% increase across… Id: claim_df29f431908484359bf82503 Parent: claim_5374314425d6aecf92c1cc5e Depth: 3 Atlanta's reported homicides increased by 59% from 2019 to 2020, compared with an average 33% increase across other examined cities. Labels: Inferred, Low, known ###### In a January 2025 interview, Keisha Lance Bottoms stated that delaying the clearance of the barricaded Wendy'… Id: claim_223db7fb89174df600bf69e3 Parent: claim_55e964dc75afc60ac5d22858 Depth: 4 In a January 2025 interview, Keisha Lance Bottoms stated that delaying the clearance of the barricaded Wendy's site was her 'biggest regret.' Labels: Inferred, Low, known ###### Atlanta recorded 157 homicides in 2020 and 158 in 2021, with 2020 marking the city's highest total since 1996. Id: claim_68f41ba34664f969b43bb245 Parent: claim_df29f431908484359bf82503 Depth: 4 Atlanta recorded 157 homicides in 2020 and 158 in 2021, with 2020 marking the city's highest total since 1996. Labels: Inferred, Low, known