Action Steps:

Ask Mayor's office to support this plan and to publicly declare, especially for out-of-town visitors, that lawless behavior will not be tolerated in Atlanta

Support Buckhead APD officers in multiple ways, including gift cards, meals, events, support dogs

Housing assistance to encourage and enable officers to live within Zone 2

Increase Buckhead community support for public safety efforts throughout Atlanta, such as expansion of the At-Promise Youth and Community Center program and deployment of more cameras and LPRs outside of Buckhead

Increase Buckhead community support for the hiring, training and retention of officers to achieve a full force at APD

Increase Buckhead community support for studies/assessments/policies to encourage best-in-class community policing

Increase Buckhead community support for One Atlanta, One APD to assist APD in achieving its mission

Work with landlords with problematic tenants to address property use that leads to illegal activity and public disturbance

Offer pro bono auditing assistance for Licenses and Permits to find indications of license and permit violations

Fact check building permits and parking contracts of problematic establishments in Buckhead

Engage Fire Marshal to spot check overcrowding at problematic establishments in Buckhead

Crack down effectively on “party houses” and rowdy behavior at hotels

Enforce the noise ordinance, and/or determine what needs to be changed to better enable enforcement

Enforce loud muffler ordinance, and/or determine what needs to be changed to better enable enforcement

Support the efforts of APD and its partners to control street racing

Seek support in the state legislature to address penalties for violation of municipal ordinances

Engage the MARTA police department, the incoming Fulton County Sheriff, and the Zone 2 Community Prosecutor for support

Increase Buckhead community support for the establishment of a new training center for APD and Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department

Work with the court system to address repeat offender sentencing

Work with all levels of government to address the proliferation of illegal firearm possession

Examine the probation officer program in the city for opportunities