How about stats on other violent crimes?
Austin’s police department has been reduced by almost 200 officers upon seeing their budget slashed from $450M to about $300m, such that now they’re not able to handle many 911 calls.
The APD peaked in 2019 with about 1900 officers, but recently has been faced with an unusually large number of resignations and retirements. There is talk about the state having to take over some of Austin’s policing.
—Report from my BIL, a long-time Austin taxpayer.