Austin Police Department: Fights, arrest, use of force down on 6th Street
Changes to Austin's Sixth Street on the weekend are making a difference. It comes after APD started allowing cars onto the street.
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Is Austin crime reducing after opening 6th Street to cars?
In a city memo with preliminary data, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis says they've seen fewer arrests, use of force cases, and ...
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The Transformation of Dirty Sixth Has Begun
Another much more immediately noticeable change has taken place on Sixth – the Austin Police Department has reopened the ...
Austin American-Statesman10d
APD Chief: Crime, violence has dropped on East Sixth Street since weekend reopening to cars
Reopening a busy stretch of East Sixth Street to vehicular traffic on weekend evenings has led to a decrease in crime and violence, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said in a Feb. 28 memo to the ...
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Sixth Street reopening ‘beneficial’ so far, Austin police chief says
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The originally planned time period to test out reopening Sixth Street to cars is wrapping up. The goal of this program is the break up stagnant, late-night crowds that often ...
Austin Monitor8d
Early data suggest opening Sixth Street to traffic has improved public safety
Early data from the Austin Police Department suggests that a new public safety initiative aimed at reducing crime and violence on East Sixth Street is yielding positive results. The changes, which ...