Com parat ive Analysis
The data analysis of motor vehicle contacts to the census data relevant to the number of ? households ? in the Dallas Fort-Worth ( DFW ) Metroplex who indicated , in the 2020 census , that they had access to vehicles , produced interesting findings . Specifically , the percentage of Whites and American Indians that came in contact with the police was the same or lower than the percentage of White and American Indian households in the Dallas Fort-Worth ( DFW ) Metroplex that claimed , in the 2020 census , to have access to vehicles . The opposite was true of Blacks , Hispanics and Asians . That is , a higher percentage of Blacks , Hispanics and Asians came in contact with the police than the percentage of Black , Hispanic and Asian households in the Dallas Fort-Worth ( DFW ) Metroplex that claimed , in the 2020 census , to have access to vehicles . It should be noted that the percentage difference among Asian contacts with households is of less than 3 %; thus , deemed by some as being statistically insignificant .
The analysis of the searches resulting in contraband shows that the most significant contraband hit rate is of Blacks . This was followed by Hispanics . This means that among all searches performed in 2021 , the most significant percentage of these that resulted in contraband was among Blacks . The lowest contraband hit rate was among Whites .
Sum m ary of Findings
The most recent Texas Racial Profiling Law requires that police department perform data audits in order to validate the data being reported . Consistent with this requirement , the Arlington Police Department has engaged del Carmen Consulting in order to perform these audits in a manner consistent with normative statistical practices . As shown in table 6 , the audit performed has shown that the data is valid and reliable . Further , as required by law , this report also includes an analysis on the searches performed . This analysis includes information on whether contraband was found as a result of the search while controlling for race / ethnicity . The search analysis demonstrates that the police department is engaging in search practices consistent with national trends in law enforcement .
While considering the findings made in this analysis , it is recommended that the Arlington Police Department should continue to collect and evaluate additional information on motor vehicle contact data ( i . e ., reason for probable cause searches , contraband detected ) which may prove to be useful when determining the nature of the contacts police officers are making with all individuals .
As part of this effort , the Arlington Police Department should continue to : 1 ) Perform an independent analysis on contact and search data in future years .
2 ) Commission data audits in 2022 in order to assess data integrity ; that is , to ensure that the data collected is consistent with the data being reported .
The comprehensive analysis of the data included in this report demonstrates that the Arlington Police Department has complied with the Texas Racial Profiling Law and all of its requirements . Further , the report demonstrates that the police department has incorporated a comprehensive racial profiling policy , currently offers information to the public on how to file a compliment or complaint , commissions quarterly data audits in order to ensure validity and reliability , collects and commissions the analysis of tier 2 data , and ensures that the practice of racial profiling will not be tolerated .
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