Item #2 APD Quarterly Update — original pdf

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Austin Police Department APD Quarterly Update Public Safety Commission April 7, 2025 APD Quarterly Presentation • • Section 1: Projects & Initiatives Section 2: Community Engagement • • Section 3: Response Times & Call Volumes Section 4: Staffing 2 2 Downtown (George) Sector Updates O R I G I N A L 6 T H S T R E E T <0.1% Service Area Landmass NS = 7th/5th; EW = Congress/I35 Traffic Plan to Open 6th Street Enhanced Service and Visibility Preliminary Findings 3 3 6th Street Traffic Plan Thursday-Sunday (staggered implementation) West Bound Traffic Only No North/South Traffic Widened “Sidewalks” Devices to Keep Pedestrians Out of Roadway Devices to Keep Vehicles Out of Pedestrian Areas Increased Traffic Enforcement * Reporting Period Sep 1 to Feb 28 4 4 6th Street Enhanced Service & Visibility Downtown Austin Rapid Response Team (DARRT) Enhanced Officer Training Improved Lighting Alleyway Sweeps Improved community and Business Engagement Increased Focus on Visibility & Hot Spot Policing 5 5 6th Street Preliminary Findings Arrests Use of Force Officer Injuries 40% 32% 57% Data covers 6th Street Entertainment District for January –February, comparing 2024 and 2025 Source: APD Use of Force and Arrest Data 6 6 Downtown Mental Health Pilot Program Pilot Project Goals Mental Health Calls •Increase safety for patients experiencing mental health emergencies in Austin by bringing a multidisciplinary team to the scene. •Increase collaboration between ATCEMS, APD, and Integral Care and leaning on the strengths and unique skillsets that each brings to the table. •ATCEMS and APD will work together as a team for all calls •Integral Care will go to calls as their staffing allows Current Phase •Developing protocols now •Joint training •Downtown service area only for time being (possible expansion in future) Tracking Metrics •Use of force •Transports to ED vs jail vs alternate destinations •Other metrics called for in the city mental health resolution 7 7 Workload Analysis City contract with Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC  Conducting a targeted operational review and workload analysis of several of APD’s core functions, including patrol – Identification of efficiencies for personnel (sworn and non-sworn) 8 8 Community Engagement Highlights FY2025 Q2 9 9 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 P0 & P1 Calls (24/25) 5-Year Mean Combined P0 & P1 Call Volume Sept 1, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025 vs. 5 -Year Mean (Sept 1 to Feb 28) Sept 7,800 7,975 Oct 8,156 8,112 Nov 7,596 7,437 Dec 7,555 7,675 Jan 6,965 7,360 Feb 6,881 6,542 10 Source: APD CAD Response Time 10 0:14:24 0:12:58 0:11:31 0:10:05 0:08:38 0:07:12 0:05:46 0:04:19 0:02:53 0:01:26 0:00:00 P0 & P1 Calls (24/25) 5-Year Mean Combined P0 & P1 Response Time Sept 1, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025 vs. 5 -Year Mean (Sept 1 to Feb 28) Sept 0:12:06 0:09:57 Oct 0:13:10 0:10:07 Nov 0:12:38 0:10:06 Dec 0:12:06 0:10:22 Jan 0:11:34 0:10:28 Feb 0:10:42 0:10:41 11 Source: APD CAD Response Time 11 Staffing Levels FY2025 Q2 Source: HR Vacancy Report (through 3/8/25) 12 12 Sworn Vacancy Rates FY23-FY25 Source: HR Vacancy Report (through 3/8/25) 13 13 Patrol Officer Staffing & Vacancies by Area Command Source: Sworn Staffing Levels Report for Today- Patrol Officer Dashboard (3/19/25) 14 14 Police Cadet Classes CURRENT CLASSES • 154th Cadet Class • Started 1/6/25 with 73 cadets • Graduates 8/9/25 • Currently 51 cadets (69.9%) RECENT GRADUATES • 151st Cadet Class • 9/11/23 - 4/19/24 • 39 graduates • 152nd Cadet Class • 2/12/24 - 9/20/24 • 54 graduates • 153rd Cadet Class • 7/15/24 - 3/7/25 • 29 graduates FUTURE SCHEDULED CLASSES • 155th Cadet Class • Starts 4/21/25 • Graduates 12/12/25 • Currently 65 in hiring process • 156th Cadet Class • Starts 9/8/25 • Hiring cycle has not begun Source: APD Training Academy (3/18/25) 15 15 Training Academy Highlights Community Advisory Council - Kroll • First session held March 11th Professional Advisory Committee - Kroll • Reviewing 4th course now (Professionalism & Ethics) Advanced Education Unit (AEU) • 190 hours of training in past month • 2,171 student hours Field Training and Community Connect Programs • 75 Field Training Officers for 153rd Cadet Class - Start on Patrol April 6th • Training for OPO’s Community Police Review Commission March 31st • 155th Cadet Class begins Academy Foundations April 21st to become familiar with City and Community 16 16 Austin Police Department Thank You