Atlanta police hope changes to patrol zones shorten response times
By: Raisa Habersham, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
ATLANTA — Amid complaints about rising crime, the Atlanta Police Department will shrink the boundaries of the police patrol zone that covers Buckhead with the hope of faster response times for 911 calls.
“Our goal with the redesign is to ensure that no zone is disproportionately handling too many calls,” Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos said in a statement to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The department announced the changes in a news release.
Four police coverage areas — including two in Buckhead — will be redrawn as part of a realignment plan. The latest changes mean two areas now inside the patrol zone that covers Buckhead and northeast Atlanta, Zone 2, will be moved into other zones.
