City Of Atlanta: Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Launches Use Of Force Dashboard And Video Evidence Submittal Portal

Press release from the City of Atlanta:

08/16/2021 5:05 PM

Mayor’s Office of Communications
55 Trinity Avenue, Suite 2500 • Atlanta, Georgia 30303  

The creation of the Use of Force Dashboard was a collaborative effort between the Mayor’s Office, Atlanta Police Department (APD), the Atlanta Citizen Review Board (ACRB) and Atlanta Information Management (AIM). The purpose of the Use of Force Dashboard is to improve transparency, increase trust between the public and APD and facilitate fact-based discussions around police performance in the city of Atlanta. This dashboard will be updated quarterly, with the next update expected in October 2021.

 The Use of Force Dashboard is divided into five sections with the following metrics: 

The Video Evidence Submittal Portal allows members of the public to submit video footage when filing a complaint with APD, including evidence of an alleged use of force incident. Complaints and associated footage may be submitted anonymously, if desired, and are submitted to APD’s Office of Professional Standards to go through their investigative process. Members of the public may also submit video footage to the ACRB through their online complaint form.

Both of these links are available on the Reimagining Justice Reform website, in the Resources section, as well as each respective agency’s website.

A comprehensive list of Mayor Bottoms’ police and justice reform actions can be found at https://justicereform.atlantaga.gov/.

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