Conversation with the Chief: Atlanta's Public Safety

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Darin Schierbaum was appointed to be the 26th Chief of the Atlanta Police Department by Mayor Andre Dickens in October 2022.

A native of southern Illinois, Chief Schierbaum joined the Atlanta Police Department in 2002 after ten years with the Johnson County Illinois Sheriff’s Department. Upon graduating as class valedictorian of Academy Class 180 he was assigned to Zone 5 where he held several assignments including Beat Officer in the Midtown neighborhood, plainclothes detail officer, and a member of the HOPE/Crises Intervention Team. He was promoted to Sergeant in 2007 and served in Zone 6 as a sector Sergeant on the Evening Watch. As a Sergeant, he would later supervise the Zone 5 Burglary/Larceny Unit which successfully lowered the number of burglaries occurring within the downtown and midtown areas.

H received numerous promotions to Lieutenant, Captain, Major and Section Commander, serving in numerous units and divisions.  In March of 2020, he was promoted to Deputy Chief and assigned to the Strategy and Special Projects Division. Housed in this Division is the Program Management Unit, Planning and Research/Accreditation Unit, Retired Reserves Unit, Tactical Crime Analysis Unit, Atlanta Police Leadership Unit, Open Records Unit, Overtime/Use of Force Tracking, and the Atlanta Police Historical Society.

He was advanced to Assistant Chief in 2022, and in June 2022, Mayor Dickens appointed him to serve as Interim Chief following the retirement of Chief Rodney Bryant.

Chief Schierbaum holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Herzing University and a master’s degree from Columbus State University in Public Safety Administration. He is a graduate of Atlanta Police Leadership Institute - Tier 5, Police Executive Research Forum - Senior Management Institute for Police (Session 76). He is a certified POST instructor for the State of Georgia as well as a certified Crises Intervention Team and Fair and Impartial Policing instructor. Chief Schierbaum is a resident of the Midtown community and enjoys spending his off time at bookstores and exploring historically significant sites in and around the city.