Austin Police Department's Partnership with Texas DPS Under Scrutiny by City Council.
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The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is collaborating with the Austin Police Department (APD) to aid with traffic enforcement efforts while also reducing violent and gun-related crimes. The partnership has reduced response times to emergency and urgent calls citywide. DPS’ priorities are focusing on high-crime areas and curbing dangerous traffic violations. Violent crime has decreased about 25% across the city as a whole since DPS started patrolling in Austin.
Topics:nation#austin#austin-police-department#law-enforcement#staffing-shortages#texas-department-of-public-safety#violent-crime
- APD: More than 4,000 traffic stops made since DPS partnership began KXAN.com
- Austin police chief touts partnership with state law enforcement, city council members skeptical Fox News
- APD says its DPS patrol partnership is working. Austin council members have unanswered questions. KUT
- City Council asks for demographic data, more insight on APD-DPS partnership KEYE TV CBS Austin
- Data from first two weeks of APD, Texas DPS partnership presented to city council FOX 7 Austin
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