Indicator 3: People Arrested
TCADA reports that the Texas Department of Public Safety collects data on arrests for alcohol, drug, and violent crimes committed in Texas. DWI, liquor law violations, drug possession, and other related violations are recorded for the Texas population at large by county. Travis County did not include Austin Police Department figures in 1995 and 1996 since Austin Police Department used a new reporting system for those two years. Yet, since 1997 Austin Police Department joined the Uniform Crime Reporting system again and their figures were included in Travis County (TCADA).
Findings (TCADA)
- All drug offenses continue to increase.
- Public intoxication increased significantly from 1997 to 1998 and then decreased in 1999.
- DWIs arrests continue to increase each year. However, between 1998 and 1999 the increase has slowed.
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