Atlanta panel backs crime mapping for potential drug-free commercial zones in southwest Atlanta

Atlanta’s Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee unanimously recommended an amended request Sept. 28 for police and city planners to prepare drug-related crime reports and maps for potential drug-free commercial zones. Resolution 26-R-4130 seeks preparatory work; the committee recommendation does not itself designate the zones.

The request covers the Myrtle Drive SW, Allison Court SW and Delowe Drive area, along with Campbellton Road SW from Pinehurst Drive SW to Willis Mill Road SW. It also covers an area generally bounded by Bakers Ferry Road SW, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW, Lynhurst Drive SW, Cascade Road SW and Rogers Avenue SW.