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There have been many police chiefs of the Atlanta Police Department in the history of Atlanta, Georgia United States. The city shifted from a rural, Marshal/Deputy Marshal model in 1873.
The current police chief is Darin Schierbaum.
The city conducted a nationwide search for a permanent chief. Schierbaum succeeded former police chief Rodney N. Bryant. Bryant took the helm after former chief Erika Shields resigned following the killing of Rayshard Brooks. Bryant served as interim police chief until the city named him as chief in June of 2020. Chief Schierbaum joined the Atlanta Police Department in 2002,[1] was appointed interim chief in June 2022, and chief in October 2022.[2][3]
| Name | Date appointed | Force size | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | July 1873 | 26 | |
| James A. Anderson | January 1876 | 33 | |
| L. P. Thomas | April 1, 1878 | 33 | |
| Lovice T. Anderson | April 14, 1880 | 37 | |
| Arthur B. Connolly | April 1881 | 45 | |
| W. P. Manley | August 20, 1897 | 171 | |
| John W. Ball | March 30, 1901 | 178 | |
| Henry Jennings | March 30, 1905 | 196 | |
| James Beavers | August 11, 1911 | 254 | |
| W. M. Mayes | August 3, 1915 | 267 | |
| James Beavers | November 8, 1917 | 283 | |
| E. L. Jett (acting) | February 15, 1924 | 339 | |
| James Beavers | May 19, 1926 | 386 | |
| T. O. Sturdivant | April 30, 1932 | 408 | $779,145 |
| M. A. Hornsby | February 1, 1937 | 461 | $973,264 |
| Herbert Turner Jenkins | February 2, 1947 | 526 | $1,564,010 |
| John F. Inman | March 20, 1972 | 1,508 | $16,195,775 |
| A. Reginald Eaves | 1974 | ||
| Lee P. Brown | 1978 | ||
| George Napper | 1978 | ||
| Morris Redding | 1982 | ||
| Eldrin Bell | 1990 | ||
| Beverly Harvard | 1994 | ||
| Richard Pennington | 2002 | 1,639 | $172,418,028 |
| George N. Turner | January 4, 2010 | 1,639 | |
| Erika Shields | December 28, 2016 | 1,700+ | $204,754,624 |
| Rodney Bryant | June 13, 2020 | 1,603 | $248,508,775[4] |
| Darin Schierbaum | June 2, 2022 (interim chief) October 31, 2022 (chief) |
1,500+[5] | $228,240,976[6] |
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- ^ Staff, WSBTV com News. "Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields resigns after shooting death of Rayshard Brooks". WSBTV. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ "About APD". atlantapd.org. GRANICUS. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Team News (October 31, 2022). "Mayor names Darin Schierbaum Atlanta's next chief of police". WAGA-TV. FOX Television Stations. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "What Policing Costs Atlanta, GA". vera.org. Vera Institute of Justice. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Diggs, Morse (May 17, 2022). "Atlanta's top cop breaks down the numbers of officer manpower". WAGA. FOX television stations. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Office of Budget and Fiscal Policy - Summary of Operating Budget - Department of Police Services (FY22 ed.). City of Atlanta. June 30, 2023. p. 65. Retrieved 4 January 2024.