Atlanta

===Emergency services===
The city is served by the [[Atlanta Police Department|Atlanta Police Department (APD)]], which numbers 2,000 officers<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.myajc.com/news/local/apd-reaches-once-elusive-goal-000-officers/Ao9jWRR0M23HJNKApTJP1L/ |title=APD reaches a once-elusive goal of 2,000 officers|author=Leslie, Katie|newspaper=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=October 25, 2013|access-date=February 13, 2017}}</ref> and oversaw a 40% decrease in the city's crime rate between 2001 and 2009. In 2012, ''[[Forbes]]'' ranked Atlanta as the 6th most dangerous American city but by 2023 the city dropped out of its top 10.<ref>{{Cite web |title=6. Atlanta - 2017-10-04 - Most Dangerous Cities |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/54f4e712da47a54de8245373/6-atlanta/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bloom |first=Laura Begley |title=Report Ranks America's 15 Safest (And Most Dangerous) Cities For 2023 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2023/01/31/report-ranks-americas-15-safest-and-most-dangerous-cities-for-2023/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> Despite some improvement in [[Crime in Atlanta|crime]], [[street gangs]] have continued to plague the city since the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Torpy |first1=Bill |last2=Visser |first2=Steve |title=30 Deep gang roams far, wide |language=English |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/deep-gang-roams-far-wide/gTnhSMj6m2c4KCpjvFDjGM/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |issn=1539-7459}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-11 |title=Gang violence is responsible for nearly 75%-80% percent of crime in Atlanta, Fulton County DA says |url=https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/gang-violence-is-responsible-nearly-75-80-percent-crime-atlanta-fulton-county-da-says/NALC6JVLABHSPFYTEH4TII2WQI/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Whittler">{{Cite web |last=Whittler |first=Alex |date=2022-11-21 |title=Atlanta police say tactics in fight against rising gang activity are working |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/atlanta-police-say-their-increased-gang-fight-is-working |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=FOX 5 Atlanta |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-22 |title=3 gang members arrested after opening fire on rival in broad daylight |url=https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/3-rival-gang-members-arrested-after-opening-fire-each-other-broad-daylight/Y55MHJR2QNAYNP6BCEQ6K6IGPE/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta |language=en}}</ref> In 2022, there was a 200% increase in gang-related charges in the city.<ref name="Whittler"/> In 2023, [[Money (magazine)|Money Inc]] named Atlanta the third worst gang city in the U.S.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://moneyinc.com/worst-gang-cities-in-the-u-s/|title=The 20 Worst Gang Cities in the U.S.|first=Dana|last=Hanson|date=March 19, 2023|website=Money Inc}}</ref> Also in 2023, it was estimated that about 1,000 gangs in the Atlanta area were responsible for at least 70% of all crime including [[identity theft]], [[credit card fraud]], and [[human trafficking]]. The [[Georgia Bureau of Investigation]] Gang Task Force in partnership with the APD is leading efforts in dismantling gang activity and arresting culprits.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kousouris |first=Abby |date=2023-06-07 |title=Gang Task Force cracking down on gangs in Georgia |url=https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/06/07/gang-task-force-cracking-down-gangs-georgia/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |website= |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Atlanta Fire Rescue Department]] provides fire protection and first responder emergency medical services to the city from its 35 fire stations. In 2017, AFRD responded to over 100,000 calls for service over a coverage area of {{convert|135.7|mi2|1|abbr=off|sp=us}}. The department also protects Hartsfield–Jackson with five fire stations on the property, serving over 1&nbsp;million passengers from over 100 countries. The department protects over 3000 high-rise buildings, {{convert|23|mi|abbr=off|sp=us}} of the rapid rail system, and {{convert|60|mi|abbr=off|sp=us}} of interstate highway.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atlantaga.gov/government/departments/fire|title=Atlanta, GA : Fire|work=City of Atlanta Online |access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref>

Emergency ambulance services are provided to city residents by hospital-based [[Grady EMS]] (Fulton County),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grady-ems.org/services/|title=Services – Grady EMS|website=Grady-ems.org|access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref> and [[American Medical Response]] (DeKalb County).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amr.net/home/dekalb|title=American Medical Response – AMR Medical Transportation|website=Amr.net|access-date=April 16, 2018|archive-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402102121/https://www.amr.net/home/dekalb|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Atlanta in January 2017 declared the city was a "welcoming city" and "will remain open and welcoming to all". Nonetheless, Atlanta does not consider itself to be a "[[sanctuary city]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://saportareport.com/trump-enacts-ban-refugees-atlanta-doubles-welcoming-city/|title=As Trump enacts ban on refugees, Atlanta doubles down as a 'welcoming city' – SaportaReport|date=January 30, 2017}}</ref> Atlanta Mayor [[Keisha Lance Bottoms]] said: "Our city does not support [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement|ICE]]. We don't have a relationship with the [[U.S. Marshal]][s] Service. We closed our detention center to ICE detainees, and we would not pick up people on an immigration violation."<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. Cities Prepare For Planned ICE Raids |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/07/13/741118939/u-s-cities-prepare-for-planned-ice-raids-on-sunday?t=1567683134930 |publisher=NPR |date=July 13, 2019}}</ref>