to be of any statistical significance. That being said, they collectively accounted for only 21 out
of 1,214 contraband hits and had an enforcement rate of 90.5%.
DISTRIBUTION OF CONTRABAND
When analyzing the distribution of contraband hits across racial/ethnic groups, it is readily
apparent that only three groups account for the vast majority of all discovered contraband.
More specifically, African American, Caucasian and Hispanic drivers collectively accounted for
98.3% (1,193 out of 1,214) of all contraband hits. All remaining racial/ethnic groups accounted
for the remaining 1.7% (21 out of 1,214). As such, over 98% of all contraband discovered during
traffic stops came from either African American, Caucasian or Hispanic drivers.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, this analysis demonstrates APD’s enforcement outcomes stemming from 2017
traffic stop searches were consistent across racial/ethnic groups. As such, it supports the
supposition of APD’s equal application of its lawful police authority.
DATA STATEMENT
The data in this analysis were derived from all police service incidents occurring 1/1/2017
through 12/31/2017, and cleared via police dispatch with the typecode of traffic stop. These
data were pulled from the calls for service table dbo_PDStats, and excludes any non 6-digit
disposition codes and data invalidated through administrative review. The excluded data was
statistically insignificant. The same data sets were utilized for the 2017 Racial Profiling report.