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Public Safety

Goal 1: Utilize Targeted Initiatives and Industry Best Practices and Policies to Foster a Safe
Environment
Objective 1: Improve Quality of Life and Place
Project Performance Measure(s) Department(s)
Core APD Aviation Unit • Operational Flight Hours Police
PS • Logged Missions
1.1.5 • Apprehensions
Summary:

The Arlington Police Department’s Aviation Unit uses FY 2025 Flight Hours
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to provide information 250
to responding officers during many police calls for service 225
including: 200
1. Parades 175
2. Special Events 150
3. Foot Pursuits 125
4. High-Risk Warrants 100
5. Crime Scenes 75
6. Emergency Calls 50
7. Silver/Amber Alerts 25
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8. Barricaded Persons/Hostage Situations
9. Community Events 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr

The technology and regulatory environment surrounding FY 2025 Pilot Entries
UAS continues to improve and evolve to the point where 400
UAS can assist on many additional calls for service. Future
350
capabilities of flying Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS)
will greatly expand the capacity of the Aviation Unit to 300
support most calls for service. 250
200
The Aviation Unit assists with special projects across the
150
city and region regarding the topic of UAS. In 2021, the
unit assisted the Office of Strategic Initiatives and NCTCOG 100
with the Hidden Level Pilot Project. 50
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In 2025, the Aviation Unit will keep building on the success 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
of the previous years through greater implementation of
the UAS as First Responders (UASFR) project. FY 2025 Drone Apprehensions

120
100
80
60

40
20

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