Atlanta community moves to separate from city over crime spike: 'People have had enough'
Buckhead official estimates 80 percent support from residents
By Amy Nelson | Fox News
A community in Atlanta has decided to separate from the city and create its own police force. Bill White, the Buckhead City Committee CEO, said the decision comes as crime in Atlanta has skyrocketed and police are not being properly funded.
White told Bill Hemmer on "America's Newsroom" that he estimates nearly 80 percent of his community will vote in favor of the separation.
"We have two bills in the Georgia legislature dropping in January to decide this referendum ballot," White said.
"We filed our divorce papers at the city of Atlanta, and our divorce is final."
White said Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms’ policies have emboldened criminals and let the Atlanta Police Department down.
"They feel demoralized, underpaid, under-recognized. They are being told basically not to fight crime in the way they would like to."
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