Police present 2025 year‑end review as Northgate arrests, weapons and motorized conveyance calls rise
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Summary
College Station police reported 89,552 calls for service in 2025, 27,471 traffic stops and an average emergency response time of about 6 minutes 22 seconds. The department cited declines in burglaries but an increase in Northgate arrests, drug seizures and weapons recovered; council asked for follow‑up data on searches by race and hands‑free citations.
The College Station Police Department told the City Council Feb. 26 that 2025 produced 89,552 reactive calls for service and roughly 37,953 proactive contacts, with 27,471 traffic stops over the year.
Chief (on record in the presentation) said average response time for priority emergency calls was about 6 minutes 22 seconds, within the department standard but slightly higher than the previous year. The department reported declines in several crime categories, including burglary and aggravated assault, and attributed improvements to targeted investigations, drone and K‑9 operations.
At the same time, Northgate—College Station’s bar and entertainment district—showed heightened enforcement activity. The department reported a 58% year‑over‑year increase in arrests in Northgate, a 44% increase in citations, and a rise in drug seizures and weapons recovered (weapons recovered rose to 25 in the latest year). The chief said those weapon recoveries were largely tied to activity in and around the bar district.
Council members pressed the department for breakdowns of searches and for contextual data on racial disparities. The chief said the majority of searches were conducted with probable cause (for example, smell or sighting of drugs): he reported 345 searches of Black motorists with 255 of those on probable cause; 223 searches of white motorists with 135 on probable cause; and 139 searches of Latino motorists with 85 on probable cause. The chief said part of the disparity reflected nonresidents traveling through College Station and differences in vehicle ownership reporting used in comparative analyses.
The department also described recent targeted operations against motorized scooters and pedal‑cyclist incidents: a three‑hour enforcement/education sweep in Northgate produced 60 contacts for motorized conveyance violations.
Requests and follow‑ups: Council members asked staff to provide additional breakdowns (red‑light violations, hands‑free ordinance citations, hands‑free warnings versus citations) and to examine whether certain entertainment venues contribute disproportionately to incidents in Northgate.
Quote: “When you have this many bars in a small geographic space it creates a geographic compression and a lot of problems,” the chief said, summarizing enforcement needs in Northgate.
What’s next: Staff will provide requested disaggregated data and continue enforcement and education efforts in Northgate and other hotspots.
