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Map showing the Atlanta Police Zones in February 2013. In the City of Atlanta, there are six "patrol zones" (more commonly known as just "zones") which lie under the jurisdiction of the Field Operations Division of the Atlanta Police Department. [14] [15]
Virginia–Highland serves as a model for other neighborhoods of Atlanta in implementing a comprehensive range of safety measures: Virginia–Highland is part of APD patrol zone 6. FBAC is the neighborhood security patrol, funded by members, run by volunteers and staffed by off-duty APD officers.
In the 1960s the East Lake community fell victim to white flight and urban decay.As the years progressed, the community become known as "Little Vietnam" [3] by local police and as one of the top crime and drug communities in the country, located in Atlanta Police precinct Zone 6.
In 2022, Atlanta police investigated 170 homicides which is the most since 1996. [26] In 2023, the Atlanta Police Department implemented Operation Heatwave which is a strategic initiative to remove more dangerous drugs, guns, and gangs from the streets of Atlanta. [27] In 2023, homicides dropped to 135, down 22% from 2022. [28]
Nineteen percent of white Atlanta police live in the city and only 10 percent of black Atlanta cops call Georgia's biggest city home. The most staggering difference occurs in Detroit, where only ...
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The longstanding and at times violent protests against Atlanta's planned police and firefighter training center are partially responsible for a nearly $20 million rise in costs connected to the ...
Georgia Capitol Police is one of the divisions of the Georgia Department of Public Safety responsible for law enforcement of the Capitol Hill area of Atlanta, Georgia. A Major serves as Director of Georgia Capitol Police; Major Gary Langford is the current adjutant. The Division is split into two units: Capitol Police Services Unit