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How to report sexual assault in Atlanta
This is what we have read and stored about reporting in Atlanta. Read only the part you need. You do not have to decide anything today.
Checked against official sources on 31 August 2026.
the emergency number
If you are in danger right now, call this number. Escrow is not an emergency service and cannot send anyone to you.
where to report
Call 911, or the Atlanta Police Department's non-emergency line on 404-658-6666, to report a sexual assault. You can also go to Grady Memorial Hospital's Survivors Advocacy and Forensic Evaluation Center, which many people still know as the Rape Crisis Center. It provides confidential support and forensic exams, and can connect you with the police if and when you decide to report.
what to bring
Grady's Survivors Advocacy and Forensic Evaluation Center provides care to anyone affected by sexual violence regardless of race, gender identity, ability, or legal status, so you do not need documents or immigration paperwork to be seen or to get a forensic exam.
the exam window
In Georgia you have the right to a free forensic medical exam, and you do not need to have decided about the police to have one. The Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Program reimburses the provider for it. Go as soon as you can, because evidence degrades with time. We have not found an official Georgia source that sets the outer limit for collecting it, so ask the Grady hotline, which is answered 24 hours a day.
the deadline
Georgia generally requires a prosecution for forcible rape to begin within 15 years of the offence, and other felony sexual offences within 4 years, or 7 years if you were under 18 at the time, under O.C.G.A. Section 17-3-1. There is no time limit where DNA evidence establishes the identity of the accused and a sufficient sample of that evidence has been preserved.
support organisations
People near you who do this every day.
These are independent of Escrow. They can sit with you through a report, and they can also just talk.
Grady Survivors Advocacy and Forensic Evaluation Center, 24-hour hotline
National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN)
sources
Every fact above came from one of these.
- 24/7 SAFE & Rape Crisis Center
Grady Health System · checked 31 August 2026
- Online Reporting
Atlanta Police Department · checked 31 August 2026
- Georgia Code Section 17-3-1, Generally (Limitations on Prosecution)
Justia (Georgia statute text) · checked 31 August 2026
- Forensic Medical Examination & Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Program FAQ
Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council · checked 31 August 2026
other places
The rest of the United States, and the countries next to it.
If you were somewhere else in the United States, read how to report sexual assault in the United States. It covers the towns we have not written up yet.
This is information, not legal advice.
Requirements change, deadlines are read differently by different offices, and a station can move. Nobody here is your lawyer. For advice about your own case, ask a lawyer or a support organisation in Atlanta.
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