It should be noted that the additional data analysis performed was based on a comparison of the 2021 motor vehicle contact data with a specific baseline . When reviewing this particular analysis , one should consider that there is disagreement , in the literature , regarding the appropriate baseline to be used when analyzing motor vehicle-related contact information . Of the baseline measures available , the Arlington Police Department accepted our recommendation to rely , as a baseline measure , on the Fair Roads Standard . This particular baseline is based on data obtained through the U . S . Census Bureau ( 2020 ) relevant to the number of households that have access to vehicles while controlling for the race and ethnicity of the heads of households .
The census data presents challenges to any effort made at establishing a fair and accurate racial profiling analysis . That is , census data contains information on all residents of a particular community , regardless of the fact they may or may not be among the driving population . Further , census data , when used as a baseline of comparison , presents the challenge that it captures information related to city residents only . Thus , excluding individuals who may have come in contact with the Arlington Police Department in 2021 but live outside city limits . In some cases , the percentage of the population that comes in contact with the police but lives outside city limits represents a substantial volume of all motor vehicle-related contacts made in a given year .
In 2002 , several civil rights groups in Texas expressed their desire and made recommendations to the effect that all police departments should rely , in their data analysis , on the Fair Roads Standard . This source contains census data specific to the number of ? households ? that have access to vehicles . Thus , proposing to compare ? households ? ( which may have multiple residents and only a few vehicles ) with ? contacts ? ( an individual-based count ). This , in essence , constitutes a comparison that may result in ecological fallacy . Despite this , as noted earlier , the Arlington Police Department accepted the recommendation to utilize this form of comparison ( i . e ., census data relevant to households with vehicles ) in an attempt to demonstrate its ? good will ? and ? transparency ? before the community . Thus , the Fair Roads Standard data obtained and used in this study is specifically relevant to the Dallas Fort-Worth ( DFW ) Metroplex .
Tier 2 ( 2021 ) Mot or Vehicle-Relat ed Cont act Analysis
When analyzing the enhanced and more detailed Tier 2 data collected in 2021 , it was evident that most motor vehicle-related contacts were made with Blacks . This was followed by Hispanics . Of those that came in contact with the police , most tickets or citations were issued to Blacks ; this was followed by Hispanics . However , in terms of verbal warnings , most of these were issued to Blacks ; followed by Whites .
Regarding searches and arrests , the data showed that most searches took place among Blacks . When considering all searches , most were consented by Blacks , while most custody arrests were also of Blacks . Overall , most searches resulted in contraband ; of those that produced contraband , most were of Blacks . Of the searches that did not produce contraband , most were of Blacks . Most arrests were made on Blacks . Most of the arrests that originated from a violation of the penal code involved Blacks . Overall , the police department reports seventeen ( 17 ) instances where force was used that resulted in bodily injury .
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