Austin Police Department
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| Austin Police Department | |
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| Abbreviation | APD |
Patch of the Austin Police Department
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Badge of the Austin Police Department
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| Agency overview | |
| Employees | 2300 |
| Annual budget | $283 million |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | City of Austin in the state of Texas, USA |
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| Map of Austin Police Department's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 296.2 square miles (767 km2) |
| Population | 743,074 (2007) |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas |
| Agency executive | Art Acevedo, Chief of Police |
| Website | |
| Austin Police | |
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| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
Austin Police Department (APD) is the principal law enforcement agency serving Austin, Texas, United States. As of Fiscal Year 2010, the agency had an annual budget of more than $283 million and employed around 2,300 personnel, including approximately 1,600 officers.[1] Art Acevedo[2] was appointed as the APD's eighth chief of police in June 2007.[3]
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Specialized units[edit]
- Air Support Unit
- Auto Theft Interdiction Unit
- Chaplain
- Child Abuse Unit
- Cold Case Unit
- Decentralized Investigations
- Digital Analysis Response Team (DART-formerly the Computer Forensics and High Tech Crimes Units)
- DWI Enforcement Team
- Executive Protection Unit
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal
- Family Violence Protection Team
- Financial Crimes Unit
- Gang Suppression Unit
- Homicide
- Honor Guard
- Human Trafficking Unit
- Internal Affairs
- K9 Unit
- Lake Patrol Boat Unit
- License & Weight
- Mounted Patrol Horse Unit
- Peer Support Unit
- Property Management
- Public Safety Unit (Airport Police, Park Rangers, Downtown Rangers)
- Recruiting
- Risk Management Unit
- Robbery Unit
- Sex Crimes Unit
- Special Events Unit
- Special Investigations Unit
- Special Weapons & Tactics (SWAT)
- Traffic Enforcement
- Training Academy
- Vehicular Homicide Unit
- Victim Services
Patrol divisions[edit]
- Northwest Area Command
- North Central Area Command
- Northeast Area Command
- Central West Area Command
- Downtown Area Command
- Central East Area Command
- Southwest Area Command
- South Central Area Command
- Southeast Area Command
- Highway Enforcement Command [4]
Ranks[edit]
| Rank | Insignia [1] |
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| Chief of Police |  |
| Chief of Staff |  |
| Assistant Chief |  |
| Commander |  |
| Lieutenant |  |
| Sergeant (10+ years in rank)
Sergeant (less than 10 years in rank) |
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| Corporal/Detective |  |
| Senior Police Officer | N/A |
Facilities[edit]
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Austin Police Headquarters -
North Austin Police Substation -
Clinton Warren Hunter Austin Police South Substation -
Loyola Neighborhood Center
Notes[edit]
- ^ http://www.austintexas.gov/department/police
- ^ Swiatecki, Chad. "Art Acevedo". ATXMAN. Austin Man Magazine. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ^ Smith, Jordan (2007-06-22). "Acevedo Chosen as New Police Chief: Let the sun shine in". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/police/about.htm
References[edit]
- Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Approved Budget, Executive Summary. City of Austin Budget Office. http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/budget/09-10/downloads/Exe%20Final%20Draft.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
- City of Austin – Austin Police Department, Administration. http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/police/chiefs.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
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