Austin at a glance


Population by race and Hispanic origin


Cities in this database with the most similarly-sized populations

Full-time law enforcement staff, Austin Police Department

  • 1,613 Officers
  • 474 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 1.59 Austin
  • 2.3 National average, cities with 250,000+ population
  • 2.2 National average

These figures reflect the Austin Police Department only, and do not include state or other police agencies that may be present in this location.

Federal grant funding for Austin

Data was last updated February 19, 2023


We identified over $9M in federal grant funding, FY 2013-2023

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Austin
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$388,889.00 10/1/2021
9/30/2025
CITY OF AUSTIN THE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM ALLOWS UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING TRIBES, TO SUPPORT A BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES TO PREVENT AND CONTROL CRIME BASED ON THEIR OWN STATE AND LOCAL NEEDS AND CONDITIONS. GRANT FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR STATE AND LOCAL INITIATIVES, … Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Prime
$200,000.00 9/1/2021
8/31/2023
CITY OF AUSTIN AUSTIN, TX DE-ESCALATION TRAINING PROJECT Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Prime
$365,647.00 10/1/2020
9/30/2024
CITY OF AUSTIN CITY OF AUSTIN AND TRAVIS COUNTY FY21 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Prime
$127,000.00 10/1/2020
9/30/2024
CITY OF AUSTIN THE CITY OF AUSTINÏ¿½S REGIONAL EOD SERVICES PROJECT WILL PROVIDE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH TWO MINI ROBOTS AND ACCESSORIES INCLUDING VIDEO RECORDER ATTACHMENTS, WIDE RANGE EXTENDERS, CLAW KITS FOR GRABBING, FIRING CIRCUITS, AND REPAIR KITS FOR EACH OF THE Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Sub

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Military equipment transfers

Data last updated January 10, 2023


$3M value of military equipment has been transferred to the Austin Police Department

The highest-value stock number reported is HELICOPTER,FLIGHT TRAINER with 1 item valued at $833,400.00 each

Recent equipment transfers

Military equipment transfers
Ship date Item and National Stock Number (NSN) Quantity Acquisition value, each Acquisition value, total DEMIL code DEMIL IC
2/8/2022 QLS RETROFIT KIT
1095-01-630-2439
35 35 @ $19.75 $691.25 A 1
2/22/2018 PANEL,STRUCTURAL,AIRCRAFT
1560-01-547-2060
1 1 @ $324.80 $324.80 Q 3
10/11/2017 RECON SCOUT XT
1385-01-627-4491
5 5 @ $11,556.33 $57,781.65 Q 3
6/27/2017 PACKBOT 510 WITH FASTAC REMOTELY CONTROLLED VEHICLE
1385-01-593-6219
2 2 @ $77,000.00 $154,000.00 Q 3

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Local police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements

Data last updated January 26, 2022


Settlements

We identified 3 publicly reported settlements that resulted in $3,449,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.

Settlements
Year Description Outcome
2021

Michael Yeager, a California man who was falsely arrested by Austin police officers, filed a lawsuit in December 2019 against the City of Austin. In December 2021, city officials agreed to settle the case for $99,000.

In December 2018, Yeager was visiting his girlfriend in Austin when they were robbed. When police officers arrived, the lawsuit alleges that officer Dusty Jester slammed Yeager to the ground and used a stun gun on him and then falsely arrested him. Yeager sustained several injuries, including a concussion, broken nose, and separated shoulder. He filed a lawsuit for wrongful arrest and excessive force against the city in 2019. Two years later, city officials decided to settle the case for $99,000.

Compensation
$99,000.00
2021

The parents of Jason Roque, a 20-year-old man, filed a lawsuit against the City of Austin and Officer James Harvel after Harvel fatally shot their son. In September 2021, the Austin City Council agreed to pay $2.25 million to the Roque family.

The lawsuit alleged that Harvel fatally shot Roque in September 2017 when responding to a 911 call where Roque was having a mental health crisis. The Austin City Council reached a settlement of $2.25 million with the Roque family after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit affirmed Harvel did not qualify for immunity for the second and third shot he fired at Roque.

Compensation
$2,250,000.00
2013 - 2015

Between 2013 and 2015, Austin paid an average of $1.1 million annually in settlement payouts, including for police misconduct.

According to an analysis of data provided by the Austin City Law Department, between 2013 and 2015, Austin paid an average of $1.1 million annually in settlement payouts, including for police misconduct.

Compensation
$1,100,000.00