Editing Atlanta (section)

==Law enforcement, fire, and EMS services==
The city is served by the [[Atlanta Police Department]], 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. Specifically, homicide decreased by 57%, rape by 72%, and violent crime overall by 55%. Crime is down across the country, but Atlanta's improvement has occurred at more than twice the national rate.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/opinion/how-create-safer-atlanta/qlTbsP3x55qGCYipfoqblN/ |title=How to create a safer Atlanta |first=David |last= Edwards |date=November 1, 2010 |work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |access-date=June 4, 2021 }}</ref> Nevertheless, Forbes ranked Atlanta as the sixth most dangerous city in the United States in 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2012/10/18/detroit-tops-the-2012-list-of-americas-most-dangerous-cities/ |title=Detroit Tops The 2012 List of America's Most Dangerous Cities |magazine=Forbes |date=October 18, 2012 |access-date=October 21, 2012 |author=Fisher, Daniel}}</ref> Aggravated assaults, burglaries and robberies were down from 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/crime-atlanta-down-slightly-2015/JjDzaqIJwsuovCDldaH7qJ/|title=Crime in Atlanta down slightly in 2015|website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=August 28, 2016|last=Boone|first=Christian|access-date=November 7, 2020}}</ref> Mexican drug cartels thrive in Atlanta.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2009-03-30-0903290042-story.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219235843/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2009-03-30-0903290042-story.html|archive-date=February 19, 2020|date=March 30, 2009|title=Drug cartels spread roots into Atlanta|last=Glanton|first=Dahleen|website=South Florida Sun Sentinel|access-date=November 7, 2020}}</ref> 145 gangs operate in Atlanta.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/the-most-dangerous-gang-in-atlanta|title=The most dangerous gang in Atlanta|website=Fox 5 Atlanta|last=Diggs|first=Morse|date=March 8, 2018|access-date=November 7, 2020}}</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 5 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}}</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>