/tags/public-safety Public Safety en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 20:49:01 GMT /crime-justice/2025-04-16/austin-texas-police-department-staffing-troubles-recruitment APD continues to have trouble filling empty jobs and bringing in new officers. That's due in part to a lack of recruitment plans, city auditors found. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 20:49:01 GMT /crime-justice/2025-04-16/austin-texas-police-department-staffing-troubles-recruitment Andrew Weber /austin/2025-04-04/austin-tx-police-fire-ems-emergency-response-times Police, fire and EMS officials say growth and road construction are contributing factors. Fri, 04 Apr 2025 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2025-04-04/austin-tx-police-fire-ems-emergency-response-times Luz Moreno-Lozano /austin/2024-10-25/city-council-approves-120-million-to-create-new-austin-public-safety-headquarters The new nearly 400,000-square-foot building will house the city's three public safety agencies 鈥� Austin Fire, Austin Police and Austin-AG真人百家乐 County EMS. The building sits south of Zilker Park. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:40:53 GMT /austin/2024-10-25/city-council-approves-120-million-to-create-new-austin-public-safety-headquarters Luz Moreno-Lozano /crime-justice/2024-09-10/austin-tx-police-department-clearance-rates-crime-rate A KUT investigation found the Austin Police Department hasn鈥檛 been sharing a crucial piece of data with Austinites for the last few years: how many crimes it solves in a given year. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 10:03:00 GMT /crime-justice/2024-09-10/austin-tx-police-department-clearance-rates-crime-rate Andrew Weber /transportation/2022-01-13/airport-plan-to-store-jet-fuel-within-500-feet-of-homes-faces-pushback Nearby residents and businesses worry about safety hazards despite reassurance from city officials. Thu, 13 Jan 2022 11:01:00 GMT /transportation/2022-01-13/airport-plan-to-store-jet-fuel-within-500-feet-of-homes-faces-pushback Nathan Bernier /austin/2021-12-28/austin-officials-say-sixth-street-should-remain-closed-to-vehicles-on-weekends City staff say reopening the road is not feasible because the sidewalks are too narrow to support the number of pedestrians, especially during peak hours. Tue, 28 Dec 2021 19:14:10 GMT /austin/2021-12-28/austin-officials-say-sixth-street-should-remain-closed-to-vehicles-on-weekends Lauren Terrazas /crime-justice/2021-11-10/gov-greg-abbott-forms-concert-safety-task-force-in-the-aftermath-of-astroworld-tragedy The task force will consist of music industry representatives and members of several state organizations. Wed, 10 Nov 2021 21:36:47 GMT /crime-justice/2021-11-10/gov-greg-abbott-forms-concert-safety-task-force-in-the-aftermath-of-astroworld-tragedy Lucio Vasquez /en-espanol/2021-09-02/capital-metro-policia-transporte-publico-austin La agencia de transporte p煤blico de Austin ya no quiere depender de los oficiales de la polic铆a de Austin para proporcionar seguridad a sus clientes. Pero la propuesta tambi茅n ha generado la preocupaci贸n de algunos grupos comunitarios. Thu, 02 Sep 2021 21:32:18 GMT /en-espanol/2021-09-02/capital-metro-policia-transporte-publico-austin Nathan Bernier /austin/2021-08-30/fact-check-mayor-steve-adlers-state-of-the-city-address In his address to Austinites on Monday, the mayor touched on housing, policing and transportation issues. KUT reporters fact-checked some of his more notable comments. Mon, 30 Aug 2021 23:38:24 GMT /austin/2021-08-30/fact-check-mayor-steve-adlers-state-of-the-city-address Audrey McGlinchy, Andrew Weber, Nathan Bernier /transportation/2021-08-30/capital-metro-board-votes-to-establish-transit-police-force Despite concerns from some community groups, the board on Monday approved moving ahead with developing a transit police department to eliminate the agency's reliance on off-duty Austin police officers to provide security. Mon, 30 Aug 2021 22:43:18 GMT /transportation/2021-08-30/capital-metro-board-votes-to-establish-transit-police-force Nathan Bernier