APD, SAFE Alliance and Travis County DA present sexual‑assault data; APD cites coding changes and survivor readiness suspensions

Jul 7, 2025

APD’s special crimes unit, SAFE Alliance and the Travis County District Attorney’s office briefed the commission on Q1 sexual‑assault response data, explaining a title‑code change that affected felony counts, an increase in calls for service and a high share of cases suspended for ‘victim readiness.’

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Representatives from the Austin Police Department’s special crimes unit (SCU), the SAFE Alliance (forensic nursing and advocacy) and the Travis County District Attorney’s Special Victims Unit briefed the Public Safety Commission on sexual‑assault response data for quarter one of 2025.

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