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Boerne Police Department reports higher calls for service, fewer traffic stops and no sustained racial-profiling findings in 2025
Summary
Chief Cody presented the Boerne Police Department's 2025 annual report: calls for service rose ~8%, traffic stops dropped about 4.4% (8,547), searches numbered 338 with one racial-profiling complaint (none sustained), emergency detentions rose and mental-health-crisis calls increased 53 percent while suicide attempts decreased 25 percent.
The Boerne Police Department reported mixed shifts in 2025 activity during a presentation to the City Council on Feb. 24.
Chief Cody told the council calls for service increased roughly 8 percent from 24,158 to 26,162 year over year. The department recorded 8,547 traffic stops in 2025, down about 4.4 percent from 8,942 the prior year; 338 of the stops resulted in searches. The racial-profiling report recorded one complaint in 2025; according to the chief, the complaint resulted in zero sustained findings.
Cody said emergency detentions rose approximately 33 percent, which he partly attributed to area hospitals dropping off emergency-detention patients at the ER and leaving officers to transport and manage them. He also said mental-health-crisis calls increased about 53 percent while suicide attempts decreased about 25 percent; staff cited changes in computer-aided-dispatch (CAD) coding and increased use of mental-health officers as factors that affect those counts.
Animal care services saw notable increases: total animals handled were about 1,185, with rescues up roughly 381 percent after assistance from a nonprofit during recent floods, staff said.
Council members had brief clarifying exchanges with the chief about CAD coding and the relationship between increased mental-health calls and expanded mental-health patrols. Council then voted 5-0 to receive the department's annual report and racial-profiling report.
The council did not take further action on the reports; the presentation served as an informational update and factual record for the public.
