ATHENS, Ga. — The latest data from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department shows crime was down in 2025. ACCPD reported that from 2024 to 2025, all eight crime categories they publish data from ...

An Athens man was sentenced to nearly 22 years in a federal prison earlier this month in U.S. District Court in Athens. William Robert Barnett II received 262 months in confinement on Nov. 10 after he ...

Major violent crimes, including homicide and robbery, declined significantly in Athens-Clarke County in 2025, with local officials crediting several factors and initiatives introduced last year.

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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Athens-Clarke County police officers have charged a 19-year-old man in connection with the rape of a female University of Georgia student. Around 1:40 a.m. Saturday ...