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Boerne Police present 2024 annual and racial profiling report; council receives report
Summary
Chief Perez presented the Boerne Police Departments 2024 annual report and required racial-profiling data. Council voted to receive the report 5-0. The presentation included crime, traffic and animal-shelter statistics, awards and a K-9 retirement.
Chief Perez presented the Boerne Police Departments 2024 annual activity report and the required racial-profiling report at the Feb. 25 council meeting; the council voted 5-0 to receive the report.
Perez said general calls for service increased about 3% compared with 2023 while 911 calls decreased about 17%. The department recorded about 8,900 traffic stops in 2024, a 36% increase from the prior year; Perez said roughly half of the traffic stops resulted in citations. Arrests were down just under 10% compared with the previous year.
Crash-reporting rose about 31%, with Perez identifying the highest concentrations on River Road/State Highway 46 East between the 700 and 1,700 blocks and intersections including Main Street and River Road. Perez said earlier internal policy changes and higher parts costs accounted for some increases in formal crash reporting.
The department reported motor-vehicle thefts increased from 32 to 39 incidents; detectives experienced a roughly 45% increase in assigned cases and cleared approximately 68% of investigations. Complaints and "merits" tracked by the department rose (complaints up about 80%, merits up about 41%), Perez said; each complaint is investigated and a disposition assigned.
On racial-profiling data, the department reported 547 searches yielding contraband in 328 cases and said no citizens filed racial-profiling complaints to the department in 2024. Perez said the full racial-profiling report will be posted on the police department webpage.
Animal-control and shelter statistics were also presented: the number of shelter intakes that became the city's responsibility fell about 56%; stray intakes rose about 27%; transfers to rescue organizations rose about 17% while transfers-to-rescue counts overall were down 78% year-over-year, Perez said.
The department honored personnel: Officer Eric Gomez was named Officer of the Year, Danielle Ray Dispatcher of the Year, and Corporal David Chavez Supervisor of the Year; Perez said those staff perform school resource duties and regional training work. The department also marked the retirement of K-9 Emma after about seven years of service; Officer Goudreau was identified as Emma's handler.
Councilman Wilson moved to receive the report; Councilman Bunker seconded. The motion passed 5-0.
