June 6, 2026, Police Oversight Implementation Working Group Meeting Recap
Thank you to everyone who joined Austin Police Oversight (APO) for our Police Oversight Implementation Working Group Meeting on Saturday, June 6, 2026. To review materials from the meeting, please use the links below:
Meeting Slide Deck (included below)
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Meeting Highlights (June 6, 2026)
Quarterly Complaints Data Update
In alignment with Resolution 99 (adopted September 2023), APO presents quarterly data on complaints, investigations, and recommendations at each Working Group meeting.
At the June 6 meeting, the Complaints Division provided updates on complaint trends, explained the process for handling anonymous vs. non-anonymous complaints, and shared highlights from the January – March 2026 reporting period.
Below is a breakdown of the data presented in the meeting.
Chart 1: Breakdown of Total Contacts, Anonymous Contacts, Complaints, and Commendations (January - March 2026)
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. |
Total Contacts | 88 | 65 | 88 |
Complaints/Concerns | 83 | 57 | 73 |
Anonymous Totals | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Compliments | 5 | 8 | 10 |
Chart 2: Number of Complaints that received a Preliminary Review and the filing of concerns from January – March 2026.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. |
Preliminary Review Conducted | 88 | 65 | 88 |
Community Concerns | 55 | 29 | 37 |
Supervisor Referrals | 12 | 17 | 22 |
Formal Complaint | 8 | 7 | 8 |
APO forwarded as Notice of Formal Complaint | 7 | 2 | 3 |
Chart 3: Breakdown of Complainants that requested a full internal Affairs Investigation and the total number of submitted Affidavits, complaints investigated by APD IA, pending investigations, or could no longer be investigated. (January – March 2026)
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. |
External Complaints Investigated by APD Internal Affairs | 15 | 9 | 11 |
Sworn Affidavit Submitted | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Pending Investigation | 7 | 6 | 9 |
Complaints that Could Not Be Further Investigated | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Changes to APD Classifications
As of March 2026, APD has discontinued the use of Class C and Class D complaint classifications and replaced them with a new Class I (Information) category. This change was made by APD and does not affect the complaint process for community members. APO will continue to monitor, track, and report APD complaint classifications as required under Section 2.15.
Chart 4: APD Classification of External Complaints (January – March 2026) *This data is provided to Austin Police Oversight by the Austin Police Department.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. |
Class A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Class B | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Class C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Class D | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Information* | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Chart 4: Disciplinary Recommendations (January – March 2026)
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. |
Disciplinary Recommendations Made to Chief of Police | 2 | 2 | 1 |
APD Final Disposition concurrent with APO recommendation | 3 | 1 | 4 |
APO Objections to APD Final Disposition | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Policy Changes & General Orders Amendments | 2 | 0 | 21 |
Resigned or Separated During Administrative Investigation | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Notable Policy Updates:
342.3.2 Sufficient Subject Identification
Enhanced City of Austin Library cards will now be accepted as a valid form of identification
306.11 Strip Body Cavity Search
Updated guidelines regarding acceptable locations, gender requirements, and supervisory requirements
APD Body Worn Review
Austin Police Oversight will now be reporting out metrics in relation to APD Body-Worn Camera Review Audits. As required by City Policy, Austin Police Oversight regularly conducts random reviews of APD officer body-worn cameras for incidents or possible policy violations. Recorded incidents are randomly generated by an algorithm programmed in the Axon Evidence Performance Application, APD’s software for managing body camera footage. APO staff reviews these recordings to assess an officer's actions and conduct while interacting with community members. If officer misconduct or a policy violation is observed, APO notifies APD Internal Affairs Department (IAD) of the observation for further review and investigation.
Chart 5: Body Worn Camera Review (January – March 2026)
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. |
Body-Worn Camera Audits Performed | 140 | 140 | 140 |
Hours of Body-Worn Camera Footage Reviewed | 35 | 39 | 34 |
Number of Incidents referred to IAD for investigation | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Community Safety Listening Session
In response to ongoing community feedback, APO has added a Community Safety Listening Session to the Work Group agenda. This session provides community members a dedicated space to share priorities, ask questions, and offer input on public safety topics.
During the June 6th meeting, APO asked community members for feedback on the recently launched APD Officer-Involved Shooting Dashboard. Community members interacted with the platform and gave feedback in regard to data, functionality and user-experience. For a full summary of the discussion, key themes, takeaways, and action items as identified by Austin Police Oversight, read the June 6 Community Meeting After-Action Report.