AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department has about 330 vacant sworn officer positions, according to the department.
This is slightly down since APD’s second quarter report, which had 342 sworn officer vacancies.
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During a Public Safety Commission meeting Monday, APD Chief of Staff Jeff Greenwalt said staffing troubles continue in the department. APD has 463 vacancies among sworn, civilian and emergency communications-civilian positions, according to the third quarter report.
The downtown area command had the highest staffing rate among all command areas in APD’s jurisdiction with about 80% staffing, as of a June 24 update .
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APD staffing levels (Courtesy City of Austin) -
APD staffing levels (Courtesy City of Austin)
This is followed by the central area command with about 66% of positions filled, the north patrol with about 57% staffing and the northwest patrol with about 56% staffing.
The areas with the lowest staffing are the east patrol with about 55% staffing and the south patrol with about 54% staffing rate.