2021 Discharge of a Firearm Against a Dog

This dataset accounts for incidents where an APD officer discharged a firearm against a dog in 2021. It is a requirement for APD to annually post this information as a result of the 2017 settlement of the lawsuit of Reyes vs. the City of Austin. AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT DATA DISCLAIMER 1. The data provided are for informational use only and may differ from official APD crime data. 2. APD’s crime database is continuously updated, so reports run at different times may produce different results. Care should be taken when comparing against other reports as different data collection methods and different data sources may have been used. 3. The Austin Police Department does not assume any liability for any decision made or action taken or not taken by the recipient in reliance upon any information or data provided.

Data and Resources

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issued 2022-04-13
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metadata_created 2025-11-20T20:22:00.743889
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notes This dataset accounts for incidents where an APD officer discharged a firearm against a dog in 2021. It is a requirement for APD to annually post this information as a result of the 2017 settlement of the lawsuit of Reyes vs. the City of Austin. AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT DATA DISCLAIMER 1. The data provided are for informational use only and may differ from official APD crime data. 2. APD’s crime database is continuously updated, so reports run at different times may produce different results. Care should be taken when comparing against other reports as different data collection methods and different data sources may have been used. 3. The Austin Police Department does not assume any liability for any decision made or action taken or not taken by the recipient in reliance upon any information or data provided.
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title 2021 Discharge of a Firearm Against a Dog