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APD Quarterly Update to PSC Austin Police | October 5, 2026 Crimes Against Persons by Offense Type March - August Source: Versadex 2 Crimes Against Property/Society by Offense Type March - August Source: Versadex 3 APD IMMIGRATION ENGAGEMENT – 2026 YTD Austin Police regularly engage with immigration and other federal officials. The table below shows the number of instances by engagement type and year. Totals are based on reviewed cases from January 1, 2026 - Sep 30, 2026. All APD immigration engagements are publicly published quarterly in accordance with Resolution No. 20180614-074. Immigration Engagement Type Assist Immigration/ Homeland Security Criminal Arrest Custody by ICE Information Gathering/Sharing Release Per Immigration Instructions Grand Total JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP 2 1 2 1 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 6 0 2 0 2 2 6 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 1 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 6 1 7 2 0 0 6 0 8 Total YTD 5 10 4 20 6 45 Distribution of Engagements by Type (Calendar Year 2026 YTD) Release Per Immigration Instructions, 13% Assist Immigration/Homeland Security, 11% Information Gathering/Sharing, 45% Criminal Arrest, 22% Custody by ICE, 9% Assist Immigration/Homeland Security - Engagements where APD provided direct operational support or assistance to federal immigration or homeland security agencies during an enforcement or investigative activity. Criminal Arrest - Engagements involving the arrest of an individual for a criminal offense, where immigration-related factors were also identified during the incident but not the reason for the arrest. Custody by ICE - Engagements where an individual was taken into custody by ICE. Information Gathering/Sharing- Engagements where APD collected, exchanged, or verified information related to a subject, without direct enforcement action. Release per Immigration Instructions - Engagements where no arrestable offense occurred and immigration officials indicated they would not be taking custody of the subject for an administrative immigration warrant at that time. Source: APD RMS as of September 30, 2026 4 DIGITAL EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT UNIT (DEMU) BACKLOG REDUCTION Since January 1, 2026, DEMU has significantly reduced the outstanding evidence backlog while continuing to process a high volume of incoming requests. DEMU REQUESTS YTD New Requests YTD Requests Closed YTD Net Change 17,216 27,432 -10,216 OUTSTANDING REQUESTS Jan 1, 2026 Sep 29, 2026 Change Total Outstanding Requests County Attorney Requests District Attorney Requests 10,936 794 -93% 5,691 5,245 422 364 -93% -93% KEY TAKEAWAYS • DEMU reduced the total outstanding evidence request backlog from 10,936 requests on January 1, 2026, to 794 requests as of September 29, 2026. • DEMU processed and closed 27,432requests while receiving 17,216 new requests. This is a net decrease of 10,216 requests YTD. • • District Attorney requests also demonstrated continued improvement, with the outstanding queue decreasing from 5,245 requests to 364. The most significant improvement occurred within the County Attorney request category, which decreased from 5,691 outstanding requests to 422. Figures reflect DEMU operational requests tracking as of September 29, 2026. Metrics are preliminary and subject to validation and operational updates. These numbers do not include juvenile request or duplicate requests New request and closed requests YTD totals may differ from outstanding data 5 Community Engagement Highlights 6 Combined P0 & P1 Call Volume March - August Source: APD CAD 7 Combined P0 & P1 Response Time March - August Source: APD CAD 8 Response Times and Incident Volume by City Council District March - August 2026 Source: APD CAD 9 Staffing Levels 2000 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 296 16.3% 1523 7.7% 38 490.75 10.3% 23 200 Sworn (1,819) Civilian (531.75) Emergency Communications (223) Filled Vacancies 10 Patrol Staffing Levels Current as of: 9/8/26 11 Police Academy Cadet Classes Source: Training Academy Report (9/28/2026) 12 Academy and Recruiting Highlights Academy Highlights: • • • • • • 157th Cadet class graduated 9/18 with 38 new officers and are now on field training. 158th Cadet Class has 36 current cadets and are scheduled to graduate Jan 22nd, 2027. The 159th Cadet class started 9/21 with 80 cadets. The first two weeks of their academy will be centered around Academy Foundations training. Instructor Evaluation and Development programs are underway to support getting instructors the training and resources they need. A new separation process is in the works that will give us richer data surrounding cadet attrition rates; in addition to the Sworn debrief and survey, civilian staff will conduct interviews with separating cadets. In addition to a full-time Victim Services counselor, Wellness has assigned a full-time staff psychologist to work onsite with staff and students. Recruiting Updates: • • Recruiting is underway for the 160th cadet class with a scheduled start date of Jan 11th, 2027. Recruitment is underway for the Lateral academy centered around existing peace officers who already have a TCOLE license or are ready to take the TCOLE exam. Academy schedule and materials are currently in the development phase. The current APD recruitment intern pilot program is connecting interested military personnel with a law enforcement interest with the department. Conversations are also occurring with universities to expand the current internship program. Pre-academy physical training sessions are being updated to incorporate job-specific tasks. Business Process Specialists are being hired to assist with the collection and analyzation of data for alignment and best practices. • • • 13 APD Personnel Budget vs Personnel Expenditures 9/21/25 - 9/5/26 $405,568,289 $384,260,370 94.7% Spent $450,000,000 $400,000,000 $350,000,000 $300,000,000 $250,000,000 $200,000,000 $150,000,000 $100,000,000 $50,000,000 $- Personnel Budget Personnel Expenditures 14 APD Budgeted Overtime vs. Actual Overtime* 9/21/25 - 9/5/26 $37,557,770 142% Spent $26,501,256 $40,000,000 $35,000,000 $30,000,000 $25,000,000 $20,000,000 $15,000,000 $10,000,000 $5,000,000 $- Overtime Budget Overtime Expenditures *Does not include reimbursed overtime or FEMA 15 Thank You APD Quarterly Update to PSC Austin Police | October 5, 2026