detailed county and crosstab information on biggest problem reported in Metro Atlanta Speaks

1. 33N Blog: Metro Atlanta Speaks 2023
The Bigger Picture of The Biggest Problem (Question)
Jim Skinner
Data Analyst Administrator
Research & Analytics, ARC
jskinner@atlantaregional.org

2. “Crime” Remains Biggest Problem
2
3.9%
2.5%
6.0%
4.9%
4.3%
24.4%
10.8%
5.9%
26.5%
10.9%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
Race Relations
DK
Taxes
Public Health
Other
Economy
Human Services
Public Education
Crime
Transportation
Biggest Problem Facing Residents in Metro--MAS Response 2023
2023

3. “Crime” As Biggest Problem Over Time, Select Years
3
3%
4%
6%
4%
4%
20%
7%
14%
14%
24%
5%
5%
5%
5%
6%
9%
9%
12%
17%
27%
12%
5%
5%
17%
5%
15%
8%
8%
16%
10%
7%
3%
4%
13%
3%
12%
10%
7%
32%
10%
4%
3%
6%
5%
4%
24%
11%
6%
27%
11%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
Race Relations
DK
Taxes
Public Health
Other
Economy
Human Services
Public Education
Crime
Transportation
2023
2021
2020
2017
2014

4. The Biggest Problem 2023, by Race/ Ethnicity
4
8.2%
4.7%
25.5%
27.1%
5.7%
4.8%
11.4%
5.9%
4.1%
2.5%
12.2%
3.2%
24.3%
27.8%
4.4%
6.5%
10.6%
5.5%
3.6%
2.0%
14.6%
3.5%
22.8%
25.2%
4.9%
7.3%
10.4%
4.3% 4.0%
3.0%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
Transportation Race Relations The Economy Crime Public Health Public
Education
Human Services Taxes Other DK
Black White Other Latino

5. The Biggest Problem 2023, by Age Group
5
9.5%
28.1%
13.5%
13.5%
22.2%
6.3%
7.0%
8.3%
6.1%
37.8%
3.1%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%
45.0%
Transportation Race Relations The Economy Crime Public Health Public EducationHuman Services Taxes Other DK
18 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 65 and older Overall

6. Shares 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2023
Race Relations 2.2% 3.0% 4.9% 6.2% 4.6% 4.9% 4.0% 11.8% 7.3% 3.9%
DK 3.7% 4.0% 3.7% 2.2% 4.9% 3.3% 4.0% 5.2% 2.9% 2.5%
Taxes 5.6% 6.0% 4.9% 4.2% 4.9% 5.8% 8.0% 4.9% 4.1% 6.0%
Public Health 4.3% 4.0% 4.5% 4.6% 5.4% 5.4% 7.0% 16.7% 12.7% 4.9%
Other 5.9% 4.0% 1.7% 2.6% 6.2% 7.9% 5.0% 5.1% 2.8% 4.3%
Economy 24.4% 20.0% 15.1% 12.3% 9.2% 6.0% 7.0% 14.8% 12.4% 24.4%
Human Services 2.5% 7.0% 7.3% 8.5% 9.3% 7.2% 9.0% 7.5% 9.5% 10.8%
Public Education 12.7% 14.0% 14.0% 12.0% 11.5% 9.4% 10.0% 7.5% 6.5% 5.9%
Crime 17.4% 14.0% 17.2% 22.8% 16.9% 21.9% 18.0% 16.3% 32.3% 26.5%
Transportation 21.4% 24.0% 26.7% 24.5% 27.2% 28.2% 28.2% 10.4% 9.5% 10.9%
Rank 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2023
Race Relations 10 10 6 6 10 9 9 4 6 9
DK 8 7 9 10 8 10 9 8 9 10
Taxes 6 6 6 8 8 7 5 10 8 5
Public Health 7 7 8 7 7 8 6 1 2 7
Other 5 7 10 9 6 4 8 9 10 8
Economy 1 2 3 3 5 6 6 3 3 2
Human Services 9 5 5 5 4 5 4 6 4 4
Public Education 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 6 7 6
Crime 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Transportation 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 4 3
Pct Point Change
2013-
2014
2014-
2015
2015-
2016
2016-
2017
2017-
2018
2018-
2019
2019-
2020
2020-
2021
2021-
2023
Race Relations 0.8 1.9 1.3 -1.6 0.3 -0.9 7.8 -4.5 -3.4 Increases
DK 0.3 -0.3 -1.5 2.7 -1.6 0.7 1.2 -2.3 -0.4 Declines
Taxes 0.4 -1.1 -0.7 0.7 0.9 2.2 -3.1 -0.8 1.9
Public Health -0.3 0.5 0.1 0.8 0.0 1.6 9.7 -4.0 -7.8
Other -1.9 -2.3 0.9 3.6 1.7 -2.9 0.1 -2.3 1.5
Economy -4.4 -4.9 -2.8 -3.1 -3.2 1.0 7.8 -2.4 12.0
Human Services 4.5 0.3 1.2 0.8 -2.1 1.8 -1.5 2.0 1.3
Public Education 1.3 0.0 -2.0 -0.5 -2.1 0.6 -2.5 -1.0 -0.6
Crime -3.4 3.2 5.6 -5.9 5.0 -3.9 -1.7 16.0 -5.8
Transportation 2.6 2.7 -2.2 2.7 1.0 0.0 -17.8 -0.9 1.4
The "Biggest Problem" Over Time