AMT uses public records and other reporting sources to produce traffic-news and public-information products.
AMT obtains information from government agencies, public records and other reporting sources. Records requests are made for news gathering, public-information and traffic-safety reporting.
Information is organized and reviewed before it is used in public reporting. AMT looks for recurring locations, roadway patterns, timing, contributing circumstances and other facts that can help explain traffic conditions and safety issues.
When information comes from an official report, AMT distinguishes the report's account from independently established fact. Preferred language includes “According to the crash report,” “The report states,” and similar attribution.
AMT does not routinely publish driver's-license numbers, Social Security numbers, personal phone numbers, personal emails, home addresses, license plates, insurance information, medical records or other unnecessary personal information.
Private crash participants are not routinely identified. Names may be considered only when there is an independent editorial reason and substantial public interest.
The AMT crash map reflects reports received from participating jurisdictions for the reporting periods available. It does not represent every crash in metro Atlanta. Locations and other details may be generalized to protect privacy.
Individual crash reports are source material. AMT's public product is reporting, analysis, patterns, maps and traffic-safety information—not a public database of people involved in crashes.