Cop City
The Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, commonly known as Cop City, is a police and fire department training campus in the South River Forest located in Southwest DeKalb County near Atlanta, Georgia, United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Military training area
- Description: police training facility in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Also known as: “Atlanta Public Safety Training Center”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include McNair High School and United States Penitentiary - Atlanta.
McNair High School
School
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Ronald E. McNair High School is a public school in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, located at 1804 Bouldercrest Road SE, Atlanta, GA 30316. McNair High School is situated 1 mile northeast of Cop City.
United States Penitentiary - Atlanta
Prison
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The Federal Correctional Institution, Atlanta is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Atlanta, Georgia. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. United States Penitentiary - Atlanta is situated 2 miles northwest of Cop City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gresham Park and Lakewood Heights.
Gresham Park
Suburb
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Gresham Park is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 7,700 at the 2020 census.
Lakewood Heights
Neighborhood
Lakewood Heights is a historic neighborhood established in the late 19th century. It experienced significant growth in the 1920s and 1930s as both an industrial and residential area. Lakewood Heights is situated 2½ miles west of Cop City.
East Atlanta
Neighborhood
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East Atlanta is the gentrified district of Atlanta. It includes the growing communities of Inman Park, the popular dining and nightlife neighborhoods of Little Five Points, Virginia-Highland, and Poncey-Highland. East Atlanta is situated 3 miles north of Cop City.
Cop City
- Categories: police academy and military installation
- Location: DeKalb County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.69511° or 33° 41′ 42″ northLongitude
-84.33648° or 84° 20′ 11″ westInception
April 29th, 2025Operator
City of AtlantaOpen location code
865QMMW7+2COpenStreetMap ID
way 393527424OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=training_areaWikidata ID
Q117231189
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In Other Languages
“Cop City” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Atlanta Publika Sekureca Trejnejo”
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Highlights include Administration/Classroom Building and PT Field.
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