Atlanta Police Department schedules March 24 Zone 1 town hall, sets deadline for public safety questions

Community meeting planned in northwest Atlanta

The Atlanta Police Department will hold a Zone 1 Town Hall on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., as part of its community engagement calendar. The meeting is scheduled at @Promise Center – West, 740 Cameron Madison Alexander Blvd NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30318.

The department is asking residents and stakeholders to submit questions in advance through an online form. Question submissions must be received by Monday, March 17, 2026, one week before the event.

What Zone 1 covers and why the format matters

Zone 1 is one of six Atlanta Police Department patrol zones and includes portions of northwest and west Atlanta. Neighborhoods listed by the department within Zone 1 include Ashview Heights, the Atlanta University Center area, Collier Heights, Hunter Hills, Vine City, Washington Park, and West Lake.

Town halls are typically structured to allow police leadership to address trends and priorities while also taking community questions. By requiring advance submissions, the department can group similar topics, prepare data-driven responses, and manage time in a one-hour session. That format can also limit spontaneous follow-ups, making the written question process a key step for residents who want specific issues addressed.

Public safety issues likely to surface

Zone 1 includes a mix of residential neighborhoods, institutional campuses, and major corridors that can experience different categories of calls for service. In recent months across Atlanta, public conversations about policing have frequently focused on:

• visibility and response times by neighborhood and shift;
• property crimes, including vehicle break-ins and theft patterns;
• violent crime prevention strategies and targeted patrol approaches;
• how officers handle low-level offenses, citations, and diversion options;
• community trust, complaint processes, and transparency tools.

The Zone 1 Town Hall agenda has not been published as a detailed program beyond the department’s stated intent to answer questions about public safety.

What residents should prepare before March 17

Residents planning to submit questions may want to include precise details—locations, timeframes, and recurring conditions—so police officials can respond with operational specificity. People can also consider framing questions around measurable outcomes, such as enforcement priorities, problem-area interventions, or how the zone evaluates whether a strategy is working.

Event: Zone 1 Town Hall • Date: March 24, 2026 • Time: 6:30–7:30 p.m. • Location: @Promise Center – West, 740 Cameron Madison Alexander Blvd NW • Question deadline: March 17, 2026.

The department has listed the town hall on its official calendar and will use the advance-submission process to shape discussion for the March 24 meeting.