Austin leads in police shootings during mental health calls, study finds Austin-American Statesman By Heather Osbourne Sep 24, 2019 Austin has the highest per capita rate of police shootings during mental health calls among the 15 largest U.S. cities, a violation of international human rights standards, according to a report by University of Texas researchers and a local law advocacy group released Tuesday. The Human Rights Clinic of the University of Texas School of Law and

Today the Human Rights Clinic of the University of Texas at Austin School of Law and the Austin Community Law Center released a report, “Human Rights Framework Regarding Austin Police Department Mental Health Related Shootings,” finding that Austin is violating international human rights standards by having the highest per capita rate of police shootings during mental health calls among the 15 largest cities in the United State. “It is a human rights problem,” said professor