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If We Can Count the Goals, We Can Count the Arrests.
Tell Atlanta City Council: We Need Transparency on World Cup Arrests!
As Atlanta hosts the FIFA World Cup, residents deserve to know how policing impacts our communities. The Atlanta Police Department should publicly release arrest and citation data throughout the tournament so that community members, advocates, journalists, and policymakers can monitor enforcement activity in real time.
Major events often bring increased police presence and heightened enforcement. Without timely public data, there is no way to assess whether arrests are increasing, who is being impacted, what offenses are driving arrests, or whether commitments to diversion and community-based responses are being honored.
Atlanta City Council has an important oversight role. We need Councilmembers to publicly call on APD to release World Cup arrest and citation data, including:
Daily and cumulative arrest totals for city ordinance and misdemeanor charges
Demographic information on those arrested for city ordinance and misdemeanor charges
Charges and offense categories
Citation and diversion data
Geographic information showing where enforcement is occurring
Information on arrests involving out-of-state or international visitors
Take Action Today! Take thirty seconds to email your City Councilmember and ask them to:
Demand that APD publicly release World Cup arrest and citation data throughout the tournament.
Ensure data is updated regularly and made accessible to the public.
Hold public hearings on policing, diversion, and public safety outcomes during and after the World Cup.
In just a few clicks, you can send this message to City Council:
“As Atlanta hosts the World Cup, residents deserve transparency and accountability. I urge you to call on APD to publicly release arrest, citation, and diversion data throughout the tournament. The public should be able to track enforcement activity and assess whether the City’s commitments to safe, fair, and community-centered public safety are being met. Please use your oversight authority to ensure this information is made publicly available.”
Transparency builds trust. If Atlanta is proud of its public safety approach, it should have no problem sharing the data.