Crime Statistics
This morning we received the following message from Atlanta
Police Department
Good Morning all;
Hope this email finds you all in
good grace. Zone 6 Crime Analysis has not as of yet gotten caught up on the
Community briefings for 2016. We’ve been having technical difficulties with our
computers/server, on top of the task of re-creating formulas for stats for the
new year. These situations are very time consuming and the Community
briefings have been placed on hold for now. We will get you all caught up when
time permits. Please accept my apologies for any inconveniences this may have
caused you and your respective communities.
Keep in mind that providing crime statistics to the community
is just one of the tasks that APD crime analysts perform for the department. Other
duties are far more essential to preventing and solving crimes. As soon as this
data is available I will prepare a special report. In the meantime, you can
look at zone 6 crime maps to track crime http://www.atlantapd.org/zone6.aspx,
or use the APD Open Data Portal where you can look for crime for today, the
past 24 hours, or search on a specific data range http://opendata.atlantapd.org/Default.aspx.
What these two sources lack is the detailed narrative of the incident from the
officer. In preparing the reports which I pass on to you, APD crime analysts
take the narrative provided by the officer and edit it to remove the names of victims
and other details that should not be shared with the public. This is also a
time consuming process for all of the crime across twelve beats in Zone 6.
Street Cameras
There has been a great deal of conversation over the past
year or so about video cameras that can serve as a deterrent to crime and also
as a crime solving tool after the fact. APD has the capability to monitor
cameras in real time if they have been integrated into their system. This is
not generally appropriate for residential cameras, but the network of high end cameras
installed in commercial areas (either on a business’ private property or by on
public property) are gradually increasing. Peggy Berg and Jenifer Keegan
representing the VHCA Safety Committee and Kay Stephenson and Eleanor Barrineau
representing Neighborhood watch are working together with local businesses,
Alex Wan’s Office, the Atlanta Police Foundation, and APD to install additional
cameras this year. Please stay tuned for updates on locations and fund-raising.
BeltLine Light the Line Campaign
As many of you know who exercise early in the morning or in
the evening, the Eastside Trail of the BeltLine is not lighted. In an effort to
improve safety for those using the trail during these hours after dark, a
campaign has been launched to raise funding for lights. You can find more
information and make a donation here http://lighttheline.com/.
The program will raise $1.1 million and has already received a pledge from
Ponce City Market (funded out of parking fees) of $100,000. Keep in mind that
just because there will be lights on the trail, it will still be closed from
11:00 pm until 6:00 am, as are all parks in the city of Atlanta. It is not
recommended that individuals be on that trail at these hours.
Ansley Park Civic Association Special Security Alert
Passing along this alert from Ansley Park
At 4:30 p.m.
on Saturday, February 6, a female resident of Ansley Park was walking on
Barksdale at the edge of Winn Park. A silver 4-door sedan with tinted windows
was parked in front of the new home construction near 1 Barksdale, facing in
the direction of The Prado. As she passed the car, a tall, slim black man in
his 20’s, who was unclothed except for a ski cap, jumped out of the car and
addressed her, “Hey baby.” She screamed for help and was able to run away
and hide in the doorway of a house on Barksdale. The man returned to his car.
He drove past where she was hiding, and the intended victim felt he was looking
for her, but after he left she was able to run away and call 911.
Please be aware of your surroundings
when you are out walking, no matter the time of day, and if you have any
concerns, call 911 immediately. It is important to carry a cell phone with you
if you have one, but keep it concealed in a pocket or bag so that you don’t
become a victim of a snatch and grab. If you can safely do so, snap a picture
of the individual or vehicle that is the cause of concern, and let the 911
operator know you have the photograph and where responding police can find you.
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If this report was forwarded
to you and you would like to be added to the distribution, please send a
message to me at VaHiSafety@gmail.com
with your name, email address, and affiliation. Thanks.
Stay Safe!
Kay Stephenson
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