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Consultants outline staffing, data and technology fixes for Austin Police Department
Summary
A consultant team presented findings from a multi-part operational review of the Austin Police Department, calling for records-management fixes, a change-management plan, recruitment and academy changes, and a patrol workload analysis expected in December; council members pressed for clearer technology integration and disposition codes.
Consultants working with the Austin Police Department told the City Council Public Safety Committee on Dec. 1 that a set of operational changes and technology fixes are needed to stabilize patrol workload and improve data reliability.
The briefing by the consultant team and APD leadership laid out findings from work that began in February 2024 and included targeted audits of investigations staffing, data-analytics functions and records-management workflows. Consultant representatives said a patrol workload analysis is pending and is expected to be completed in December, and many recommended items will move into functional development in Q4 with implementation work beginning in Q1 2026.
The report identifies three near-term priorities: improving how…
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