List of Police Chiefs of Atlanta
There have been many police chiefs of the Atlanta Police Department in the history of Atlanta, Georgia. The city shifted from a rural, Marshal/Deputy Marshal model in 1873.
| Name | Date elected | Force size | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | July 1873 | 26 | |
| James A. Anderson | January 1876 | 33 | |
| L.P. Thomas | April 1, 1878 | 33 | |
| Lovice T. Anderson | April 14, 1880 | 37 | |
| Arthur B. Connally | April 1881 | 45 | |
| W.P. Manley | August 20, 1897 | 171 | |
| John W. Ball | March 30, 1901 | 178 | |
| Henry Jennings | March 30, 1905 | 196 | |
| James Beavers | August 11, 1911 | 254 | |
| W.M. Mayes | August 3, 1915 | 267 | |
| James Beavers | November 8, 1917 | 283 | |
| E.L. Jett (acting) | February 15, 1924 | 339 | |
| James Beavers | May 19, 1926 | 386 | |
| T.O. Sturdivant | April 30, 1932 | 408 | $779,145 |
| M.A. Hornsby | February 1, 1937 | 461 | 973,264 |
| Herbert Jenkins | February 2, 1947 | 526 | 1,564,010 |
| John F. Inman | March 20, 1972 | 1,508 | 16,195,775 |
| George Napper | 1978 | ||
| Morris Redding | 1982 | ||
| Eldrin Bell | 1990 | ||
| Beverly J. Harvard | 1994 | ||
| Richard Pennington | 2002 | 1,639 | 172,418,028 |
| George N. Turner | January 4, 2010 | 1,639 |