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Richmond police present 2025 annual report; commission accepts racial profiling report
Summary
The police chief told commissioners the department handled about 48,000 non‑emergency calls, nearly 10,000 emergency calls and roughly 15,000 responses in 2025; commissioners accepted the 2025 Full Racial Profiling Report and praised increased training hours and stable violent‑crime figures.
Chief Craig presented the Richmond Police Department's 2025 Annual Report and the department's Full Racial Profiling Report. The annual report summarized calls and activities: approximately 48,000 non‑emergency calls, nearly 10,000 emergency calls and about 15,000 calls for service. Staff reported that violent crime remained relatively consistent year‑over‑year while property crimes declined; department staff attributed part of the property‑crime decline to a change in retail theft reporting practices by a major retailer.
The report noted a rise in training hours from about 6,400 in 2024 to more than 9,000 in 2025 and discussed promotions, hiring and community engagement efforts. The Full Racial Profiling Report showed compliance with the Texas Racial Profiling Law and recorded no complaints of racial profiling. Commissioner Barry Beard moved to accept the profiling report and Commissioner Terry Gaul seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
Commissioners commended department staff for training and timeliness and emphasized maintaining proactive policing strategies as the city grows. No legislative or disciplinary actions were taken as a result of these reports.