About the Burglary Task Force

Dedicated law enforcement officers from six different municipalities and eight different law enforcement agencies in Fulton County under the administration of the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office focused on reducing the number of burglaries occurring in Fulton County, Georgia.

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Agencies Involved

  • Fulton County District Attorney’s Office
  • Fulton County Sheriff’s Office
  • Fulton County Police Department
  • Alpharetta Police Department
  • Atlanta Police Department
  • East Point Police Department
  • Johns Creek Police Department
  • Milton Police Department
  • Sandy Springs Department

Mission

Reduce the incidents of burglary by 30% county-wide over a 2 year period.

  • 16,864 - Total burglaries in Fulton County in 2008
  • 11,805 - Target amount of burglaries for 2010
 

Task Force History

The Fulton County Multi-Jurisdictional Burglary Task Force is an idea borne out of necessity. The brainchild of District Attorney Paul Howard, it was first known as the South Fulton Burglary Task Force, reflecting the area of the County hardest hit by this burgeoning problem.

Fulton County law enforcement agencies initially began to notice a peak in burglaries as early as 2006. Although each agency addressed the issue through traditional policing methods, burglary incidents continued to rise countywide in 2007, prompting the heads of law enforcement to seek ways to jointly combat the emerging crime trend.

In early 2008, investigators and detectives from the various agencies began meeting regularly to brainstorm and cross-reference burglary-related information. It soon became apparent that the crimes had a multi-jurisdictional impact.

Read more: Task Force History

 

Origin of "Had Enough Already"

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Lisa Borders

Proving that no one is immune to this crime is Lisa Borders, past president of the Atlanta City Council, and former Atlanta Mayoral candidate. In May 2009, she was awakened to the sound of burglars in her downtown condominium. It was the third time she had been burglarized in a year and a half. She has agreed to become the public “face” of the campaign saying, “When DA Howard called me, I told him, ‘I’ll do anything to make it [the burglary situation] better.’ We need to stand together and say, ‘We will not take this anymore.’ We have all had enough!”