Forging a Safer Community Midtown Blue is the 24/7 public safety force of off-duty police officers patrolling Midtown streets and sidewalks and augmenting Atlanta Police Department (APD) services for a safer environment.

Midtown Blue officers have full powers of arrest, are highly visible and mobile, and provide a maximum community presence, all in keeping with the primary goals of the program, to:

• Provide immediate response to emergencies and criminal activities occurring in the Midtown district.
• Increase the perception and reality of safe streets with high visibility and continuous patrols.
• Remove criminals from the streets by proactively making arrests and enforcing City of Atlanta ordinances and codes.
• Provide limited enforcement of parking violations, including: parking on sidewalks and blocking crosswalks, fire hydrants, fire lanes, roadways, bicycle lanes and intersections.

The policing force’s focused patrols on Midtown’s streets and pedestrian corridors allow for quicker response time on calls for service from the Midtown community. To this end, Midtown Blue monitors APD’s 911 call center and reports activities within the Midtown Blue service area back to the Atlanta Police Department. Midtown Blue also proactively works with building managers, businesses, and community organizations to coordinate and share information about unlawful activity and security issues.

Funded by the Midtown Improvement District, a self-taxing district created by Midtown commercial property owners, Midtown Blue gets high marks from those who live and work in the community.

Contact us: 404.817.0500

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