law enforcement appreciation
efforts to suppress crime has made Atlanta the safest it has
been since 1969, and the City is well on its way to being the
safest large city in the nation.
As proof:
Today, APF is regarded as one of the premiere police
foundations in the nation for its forward-thinking, resultsdriven, holistic approach to public safety issues and its
ability to keep public safety top-of-mind at all levels of city
government.
• Before the end of this year, the APD will claim a 2,000
Public Safety: The Next Generation
• The department’s non-retirement attrition rate is
The next few years will bring exciting changes and
opportunities. The APD looks to lead the charge in the
integration of sophisticated crime-fighting technologies and
implementation of “smart” policing strategies.
officer-strong force; police visibility rises with every
new officer.
the lowest in the last eight years, with a two percent
reduction since 2008.
Using traditional business intelligence concepts such as
• Since Mayor Kasim Reed took office, 640 new officers statistical modeling, predictive behavior analysis, interactive
have been hired.
• More officers are choosing to move into the
communities they serve – more than 100 officers moved
into the City through the APF’s Housing program.
• The APD is staking its claim at the forefront of
policing technology through the Operation Shield
Video Integration Center – the only video surveillance
system in the country that integrates private and public
cameras, making it the most robust system in the nation.
President Lynn Roberson and Lawyer Referral &
Information Service Director Carla Brown extend
appreciation to the following firms for their generous
donations of desks and other furnishings for the
newly expanded space on the fourth floor of the
International Tower:
data mapping, data mining and enterprise search of historical
crime data, the APD leadership will be able to “predict” future
crime hot spots. By doing so, the department can effectively
allocate patrol efforts based on the statistical probability of
crime in a given area.
Combined with enhanced video analytics software, this
technology can trigger alerts according to criteria specified
by officers. For example, by knowing a red sedan could
have been involved in a crime, APD officers will be able to
apprehend predators more quickly and identify connections
they might not have otherwise known existed.
The stage has been set. Atlanta’s public safety platform has
seen a transformational change that puts it in line with other
major cities across the country. The next phase will catapult
it to the next level: leading the way in crime fighting tactics
and technologies. The APD will be smarter, faster and more
efficient at solving crimes and, perhaps more importantly,
deterring crime before it ever happens. Smart policing
and cutting edge technology will ensure a safer Atlanta for
tomorrow and a model for policing moving forward. ■
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THE ATLANTA LAWYER
August/September 2012
The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association