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Abbreviation
  
APD

Annual budget
  
$402 million

Employees
  
2646

Austin Police Department

Legal personality
  
Governmental: Government agency

Operations jurisdiction*
  
City of Austin in the state of Texas, USA

Size
  
296.2 square miles (767 km)

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 $402 million and employed around 2,646 personell, including approximately 1,600 officers. Brian Manley was named interim chief effective December 1, 2016.

Contents

Specialized units

  • 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

  • Central Area Command (District 1)
  • North & Northeast Area Command (District 2)
  • East & Southeast Area Command (District 3)
  • South & Southwest Area Command (District 4)
  • West & Northwest Area Command (District 5)
  • Public Safety Division (Airport, Parks, and Downtown)
  • Traffic Enforcement Division (Highway, Commercial Vehicle, DWI, License & Weight)

    • References

    Austin Police Department Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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