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    APD Searches by Type

    Metadata Updated: April 25, 2025

    DATSET DESCRIPTION: This dataset details the type of search conducted on a subject during a motor vehicle traffic stop, as well as the criteria used by the officer for conducting the search.

    GENERAL ORDERS RELATING TO THIS DATA: Both the federal and state Constitutions provide every individual with the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. This order provides general guidelines for Austin Police Department personnel to consider when dealing with search and seizure issues.

    AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT DATA DISCLAIMER: 1. The data provided is for informational use only and may differ from official Austin Police Department data.

    1. The Austin Police Department’s databases are continuously updated, and changes can be made due to a variety of investigative factors including but not limited to offense reclassification and dates.

    2. 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 systems of record may have been used.

    4.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.

    The Austin Police Department as of January 1, 2019, become a Uniform Crime Reporting -National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) reporting agency. Crime is reported by persons, property and society.

    City of Austin Open Data Terms of Use - https://data.austintexas.gov/stories/s/ranj-cccq

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. See Terms License: No license information was provided.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date March 25, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date April 25, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from City of Austin Data.json

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date March 25, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date April 25, 2025
    Publisher data.austintexas.gov
    Maintainer
    Identifier https://data.austintexas.gov/api/views/j8ta-6rms
    Data First Published 2024-02-22
    Data Last Modified 2025-04-24
    Category Public Safety
    Public Access Level public
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.austintexas.gov/data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id 668b3900-a63a-4572-b70c-0db0e44c2564
    Harvest Source Id 3b6df381-c8b4-40be-954e-84552dfba592
    Harvest Source Title City of Austin Data.json
    Homepage URL https://data.austintexas.gov/d/j8ta-6rms
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 8216e33d010c2871f554f218b22bce415ccaa2c109b6761cd2bda45538aa09b2
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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