Austin police release five-year plan

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AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Friday, the Austin Police Department released its five-year plan that sets the department’s priorities while staying connected to the community, the city of Austin said in a news release.

During the process, which began in 2022, APD gathered input from “various parts of the city” and from “all levels” of the agency to better define the plan’s core focus, the release said.

“All of the input and feedback we received helped drive continuous improvement, shape our future successes, celebrate our shared successes, and continue to engage our workforce and community to make Austin the safest city in America,” APD Interim Chief Robin Henderson said in the release.

The strategic plan includes five “focus areas”:

1. Protect Austin
2. Get involved in our community
3. Develop our workforce
4. Promote leadership excellence
5. Improve organizational capacity

Henderson said this plan is a way to shape a better future in which APD is “more innovative, transparent, community-focused and better trained,” according to the city.

The full strategic plan can be read below: