In 2002 , some civil rights groups in Texas expressed their concern 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 ). In essence this constitutes a comparison that may result in ecological fallacy . Despite this risk , 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 ( 2023 ) Mot or Vehicle-Relat ed Cont act Analysis
When examining the enhanced and more detailed Tier 2 data collected in 2023 , it was evident that most motor vehicle-related contacts were made with Blacks , followed by Hispanics . Of those who came in contact with police , most tickets or citations were issued to Blacks and Hispanics ; this was followed by Whites .
While reviewing searches and arrests , the data showed that most searches took place among Blacks . When considering all searches , most were consented by Whites , while most custody arrests were of Blacks . Overall , most searches did not result in contraband ; of those that produced contraband , most were of Blacks ; this was followed by Hispanics . Of the searches that did not produce contraband , most were of Blacks . Most arrests were made of Blacks . Most of the arrests that originated from a violation of the penal code involved Blacks . Overall , the police department reported 20 instances where force was used that resulted in bodily injury .
Com parat ive Analysis
A comprehensive analysis of the motor vehicle contacts made in 2023 to the census data relevant to the number of ? households ? in DFW who indicated in the 2020 census that they had access to vehicles , produced interesting findings . Specifically , the percentage of Whites and American Indians who came in contact with police was the same or lower than the percentage of White and American Indian households in DFW that claimed in the last 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 police than the percentage of Black , Hispanic , and Asian households in DFW that claimed in the last 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 statistically insignificant .
The comprehensive analysis of the searches resulting in contraband shows that the most significant contraband hit rate is of American Indians . This was followed by Blacks and Hispanics . This means that among all searches performed in 2023 , the most significant percentage of these that resulted in contraband was among American Indians . The lowest contraband hit rate was among Whites and Asians .
A comparison of the contacts made by APD with the state and regional baselines , showed similar results to the previous comparison , with a few exceptions . That is , the percentage of contacts with Whites and American Indians who came in contact with police was the same or lower than the percentage of White and American Indian contacts made by other law enforcement agencies across the state . The opposite was true of Blacks and Asians . That is , APD showed a higher percentage of Black and Asian contacts that the percentage of Black and Asian contacts made by other agencies across the state . This is consistent with the findings introduced previously , related to contacts with households with access to vehicles . The exception was with Hispanic contacts . That is , the percentage of Hispanic contacts made by APD , when compared to the state baseline , showed that the percentage of Hispanics stopped by APD was lower than the state baseline .
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