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Belton Police present 2024 annual and racial‑profiling reports; traffic stops largely warnings, calls rise slightly
Summary
Chief Ellis told the council the department logged 34,964 calls in 2024, traffic stops numbered 9,776 with 70% resulting in warnings, response times averaged about 4½ minutes for priority calls, and a legislatively required racial‑profiling review showed no alarming disparities.
The Belton City Council received the Belton Police Department’s 2024 annual report and the department’s racial‑profiling report during its Feb. 25 meeting. Chief Ellis (identified in council remarks as the chief) summarized department activity, training initiatives and outreach programs and provided the statutorily required racial‑profiling analysis.
Nut graf: The report shows a modest increase in overall calls for service and several ongoing initiatives — partnership growth with Belton ISD, expanded youth and explorer programming, a focus on traffic enforcement and a transition to new training and firearms‑aid technology — while the department’s racial‑profiling review did not reveal any outlier patterns that would suggest systemic disparity in stops.
Key numbers and trends
• Calls for service: 34,964 in 2024, a small increase…
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