Time to get your comments about police/citizen relations and test your knowledge about the power of citizen oversight of the APD and Atlanta Corrections
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The ACRB meets every second Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Atlanta City Hall, 55 Trinity Avenue, S.W., Second Floor, in the Larry M. Dingle Committee Room One.
Below are the scheduled upcoming meeting
- May 8, 2025 @ 6:30 pm, 55 Trinity Avenue S.W., Second Floor, Larry Dingle Committee Room One, Atlanta, GA 30303
- June 12, 2025 @ 6:30 pm, 55 Trinity Avenue S.W., Second Floor, Larry Dingle Committee Room One, Atlanta, GA 30303
- July 10, 2025 @ 6:30 pm, 55 Trinity Avenue S.W., Second Floor, Larry Dingle Committee Room One, Atlanta, GA 30303
- August 14, 2025 @ 6:30 pm, 55 Trinity Avenue S.W., Second Floor, Larry Dingle Committee Room One, Atlanta, GA 30303
- September 11, 2025 @ 6:30 pm, 55 Trinity Avenue S.W., Second Floor, Larry Dingle Committee Room One, Atlanta, GA 30303
- October 9, 2025 @ 6:30 pm, 55 Trinity Avenue S.W., Second Floor, Larry Dingle Committee Room One, Atlanta, GA 30303
- November 13, 2025 @ 6:30 pm, 55 Trinity Avenue S.W., Second Floor, Larry Dingle Committee Room One, Atlanta, GA 30303
- December 11, 2025 @ 6:30 pm, 55 Trinity Avenue S.W., Second Floor, Larry Dingle Committee Room One, Atlanta, GA 30303
Announcements
The 2025 Art, Essay, and Verbal Expression Contest has officially wrapped up, and we are incredibly proud to announce that we received over 412 powerful and creative entries from talented individuals across the region. From heartfelt essays to moving spoken word pieces and visually stunning artwork, the creativity and passion poured into each submission were truly inspiring. Narrowing the entries down to just 54 finalists was no easy task, as every submission showcased a unique voice and perspective that deserves to be celebrated.
We want to thank every participant for sharing their gifts with us. As a token of our appreciation, each entrant will receive a certificate honoring their contribution to this year’s contest. Congratulations to everyone who participated—you made this year’s contest one to remember!
ACRB HIGHLIGHTS
- Officer-Involved Shootings and Officer In-Custody Death Process
- Fall 2024 Newsletter
- Click here to read ACRB Executive Director Lee Reid's blog, "Our Voice is Our Strength"
- City of Atlanta Public Defender's Office Know Your Rights Presentation at ACRB Board Meeting
- Click here for tips on how to file a compliant
- How to help the investigation into your police misconduct compliant
- Anatomy of a Police Interaction-Citizen Kenny and Officer Branch Blog Post Series- Part 1-3
COMMUNITY OUTREACH events
Visit the Atlanta Citizen Review Board (ACRB) Outreach team every first Friday at Greenbriar Mall from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. located at 2841 Greenbriar Pkwy S.W., Atlanta, GA 30331. Below is our 2024 Greenbriar appearance schedule:
- Friday, May 2, 2025
- Friday, June 6, 2025
- Friday, July 4, 2025
- Friday, August 1, 2025
- Friday, September 5, 2025
- Friday, October 3, 2025
- Friday, November 7, 2025
- Friday, December 5, 2025
OVERVIEW
The Atlanta Citizen Review Board (ACRB) was established by Ordinance (City Sec 2 2201 Establishment of the Atlanta Citizen Review Board) as an independent agency in 2007 and amended with subpoena power in May of 2010 (ACRB-Ordinance-Amendment 10-0-0773). The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that city departments directly responsible for public safety, particularly the Police Department and the Department of Corrections have the proper support of the government and its various agencies. It is designed to provide citizen oversight of misconduct accusations against sworn members of the police and corrections departments in the City of Atlanta.
The ACRB provides a credible, independent forum where complaints and accusations can be assessed. It is also designed to help prevent future incidents of police or corrections misconduct and abuses of civil rights and to reduce the amount of money needed to satisfy judgments and settlements based on upon allegations of police or corrections misconduct. The ACRB promotes public confidence in law enforcement and lessens the possibility that future incidents of urban unrest will occur.
Types of Complaints
ACRB allegations are complaints lodged by members of the public regarding alleged abuse of authority, abusive language, appropriate action required, conduct, discrimination, discriminatory reference, failing to provide identification, false arrest, false imprisonment, harassment, retaliation, use of excessive force, serious bodily injury, death and violation of department standard operating procedures which is alleged to be the result of the actions of a sworn employee of the police department or department of corrections.
ACRb quarterly citizen update
The data below is to provide transparency of the ACRB data associated with citizen complaints against Atlanta police and corrections officers. This table is designed to assist the public with understanding the work of the agency. The table is useful for tracking the APD’s responses to sustained ACRB allegations. We encourage citizens to contact the agency with questions regarding the data.
| Metrics | 1st QuarterJan-Mar 2023 | 1st QuarterJan-Mar 2024 |
2nd Quarter Apr-Jun 2023 |
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3rd Quarter July-Sept. 2023 |
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4th Quarter Oct.-Dec. 2023 |
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1st Quarter Jan-Mar 2025 | |
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| Metrics | 1st QuarterJan-Mar 2023 | 1st QuarterJan-Mar 2024 |
2nd Quarter Apr-Jun 2023 |
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3rd Quarter July-Sept. 2023 |
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4th Quarter Oct.-Dec. 2023 |
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1st Quarter Jan-Mar 2025 | |
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| Metrics | 1st QuarterJan-Mar 2023 | 1st QuarterJan-Mar 2024 |
2nd Quarter Apr-Jun 2023 |
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3rd Quarter July-Sept. 2023 |
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4th Quarter Oct.-Dec.2023 |
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1st Quarter Jan-Mar 2025 | |
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i Complaints received are the number of complaints received during the quarter. Complaints may include a single allegation or multiple allegations.
ii Location of complaints received represents the geographical areas from where police interaction occurred in the city. This data only includes where an address was obtained. Periodically, areas may receive the same number of complaints. It should be noted that some areas may experience more complaints due to increases in the number of public events in the area.
iii Complaint determinations represents the number of completed complaint investigations that came before the Board during the quarter.
iv This represents the percentage of allegations that the Board sustained during the quarter.
v This represents the percentage of sustained allegations that the APD agreed with the Board’s sustained finding. The percentage is based on when the ACRB received the letter of notification from the APD. This percentage does not correlate with the Board’s Sustained Allegations percentage.
vi All letters received indicated the investigations are pending.