The mission of the Houston Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in the City of Houston by working cooperatively with the public and within the framework of the U.S. Constitution to enforce the laws, preserve the peace, reduce fear and provide for a …

Open Records requests for the Houston Police Department (HPD) must be submitted in writing via: On-line: Submit a request using the new Houston Public Information Request Center at https://www.houstontx.gov/publicinformation/index.html or by using - GovQA Portal; Email - [email protected]; Fax - 713 308-9150

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Jan 11, 2021 · The HPD GIS Unit is a 3 man team that seeks to serve the approximate 6,000 employees of the Houston Police Department. The GIS Unit takes both a top-down and bottom-up approach to leveraging GIS throughout the department in order to gain the most buy-in possible from the end users.

Incidents involving Houston Police Department officer (s) discharging their weapon in the performance of their duty. The Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) gives the public the right to request access to government information. A collection of publications and reports authored by the Houston Police Department.

This website provides interactive dashboards to monitor the performance and diversity of the Houston Police Department. The data behind these dashboards are updated on the second day of each month. If you would like to know more about the data behind these dashboards, please download the data dictionary .

4 hours ago · HOUSTON — The Houston Police Department is hoping a new tool can help it prevent a suspended case issue that was discovered last year from happening again. The use of the controversial code ...

6 hours ago · Murders and robberies dropped from 2023 to 2024 while human trafficking cases saw the largest percent increase year-over-year, according to crime statistics released by the Houston Police Department. Houston saw a 4.57% increase in violent crimes from 2023 to 2024, while nonviolent crime decreased by 6.52%.

June 1, 2021 -- Mayor Sylvester Turner announced today that the City of Houston launched the Police Transparency Hub, making it easier for the public to file a complaint against a police officer and search information about the Houston Police Department’s encounters and demographics.

8 hours ago · The Houston Police Department received reports of nearly 27,000 violent crimes in 2024, a more than 4% increase from 2023, according to preliminary data released Tuesday. The year-to-year spike ...