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Highland Village police report shows 2,466 traffic stops in 2025; council accepts annual racial-profiling compliance report
Summary
The Highland Village Police Department reported 2,466 traffic stops in 2025 and provided required racial-profiling data; council voted to receive the mandatory annual compliance report 7-0.
The Highland Village Police Department presented its statutorily required 2025 annual compliance report on racial profiling during the Feb. 10 meeting and the council voted to accept the report by a 7-0 tally.
Police said officers recorded 2,466 traffic stops during 2025. The department reported that race was not known prior to the stop in 97% of incidents and provided demographic breakdowns obtained from driver licenses: roughly 71% of stops were recorded as white, about 9% Hispanic/Latino, approximately 10% Black, 7% Asian/Pacific Islander, and a small percentage listed as Alaskan/Native American.
The department said officers documented 45 searches in 2025 and discovered contraband in 28 of those cases (including 21 instances involving drugs and 2 involving alcohol). Outcomes of stops included 1,744 written warnings and 690 citations; there were 14 instances where both a citation and an arrest were recorded. The police presenter noted vehicle and body-worn cameras and the department's Brazos citation software as data sources.
Councilmembers asked for historical comparisons and updated figures; staff and the chief said they would provide multi-year trend data in a future update. The council then moved to formally receive the report, and the motion carried 7-0.
