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Austin Police Department

police department in Austin, Texas
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Summary

Austin Police Department is a law enforcement agency[1]. It draws 557 Wikipedia views per month (law enforcement agency category, ranking #46 of 363).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United States[3]
  • Instance of: municipal police[4]
  • Headquarters location: Austin[5]
  • Official website: http://www.austintexas.gov/department/police[6]
  • Employees: 2646[7]
  • Social media followers: 168,940[8], 161,843[9], 181,670[10], 195,126[11]

Why It Matters

Austin Police Department has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 328649852
    Instance of → law enforcement agency, municipal police
    Country → United States
    Official website → http://www.austintexas.gov/department/police
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Openstreetmap way id: 328649852, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/328649852 in United States"
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