[thoughtomator]

Austin isn't that big a city, and 129 police calls in 365 days only makes it #5??

[Arrowhead1952]

656,500 plus at the last census. There are some worse clubs in East Austin. Most of the calls to this particular club were on weekends.

Here is another headline from today's paper.

3 officers, 3 wrecks in 32 minutes

[Tall_Texan]

Austin isn't that big a city, and 129 police calls in 365 days only makes it #5??

My thought is "who were the top four"?

Just like a bad news story reported here sometimes turns into a jokefest, I'm sure that's what these cops were doing. You'll get a pretty warped sense of humor after awhile working for the police or an emergency room. It's a coping mechanism. Notice, too, that it wasn't just white cops making these wisecracks.

[El Gato]

Austin isn't that big a city, and 129 police calls in 365 days only makes it #5?

It's also a college town. Home of the University of Texas. Sixth street, essentially right downtown, is full of drunken college students, and even 20 and 30 somethings acting like they are still college students. I'll bet the highest calls are from those bars catering to the students.....although it could be a biker bar of course. Fort Hood is less than an hour away as well, and the road(s) between Killeen and Austin are especially hazardous on weekend evenings.