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1 Dallas Police Department 2004 Police Traffic Contact Data Annual Report February 22, 2005

2 Presentation Contents: Background - Senate Bill 1074 Dallas Police Department Response Tier I Data 2004 Data Compliance Issues Recommendations for

3 Background Information Senate Bill th Legislature (2001) An Act relating to the prevention of racial profiling by certain peace officers. 3

4 Background Senate Bill th Legislature (2001) The Dallas Police Department collaborated with Senator Royce West during the early development of this legislation. The Dallas Police Department advocates equipping all police patrol vehicles with video cameras and continues to work toward that goal. 4

5 Senate Bill 1074 Policy Requirements Agency must have policy which: Clearly defines racial profiling Prohibits racial profiling Implements a process for investigating complaints of racial profiling Provides for public education relating to the complaint process Requires corrective action for violation 5

6 Senate Bill 1074 Tier I Data Collection Requirements For traffic stops resulting in citation or arrest Race/Ethnicity of party involved If search was conducted - was it consensual If custodial arrest occurred The Dallas Police Department is exempt from Tier II data collection requirements under Senate Bill

7 Senate Bill 1074 Reporting Requirements Requires agency to compile data. Requires agency to report data to governing body: Report is to contain raw data numbers and group percentages. Report due March 1 of each year. 7

8 Dallas Police Department Response to Senate Bill

9 Dallas Police Department Response The Dallas Police Department has taken the following steps to ensure compliance with Senate Bill 1074: 9

10 Philosophy Statement It is the goal of the Dallas Police Department to provide public safety service that is both effective and fair. To achieve this goal, racial profiling is strictly forbidden and will never be tolerated in the Dallas Police Department. The reality and the perception by all citizens must be that police officers do not stop, detain, or take enforcement action based solely upon race, color, or ethnicity. Racial profiling incurs the cost of eroding the trust between police and citizens, thus undermining the legitimacy of police actions. Through determination, vigilance, and training, the Police Department will foster and maintain the confidence of all citizens in the integrity and professionalism of its police officers. All citizens must believe that the administration of justice is applied fairly and that racial profiling is never used as a means of enforcement. They must also believe that they will be judged solely on their own conduct and never on racial generalizations. The Dallas Police Department is committed to protecting the rights of all citizens. This commitment extends to maintaining the trust and confidence of citizens through fair application of the law. David M. Kunkle Chief of Police 10

11 Department Policy - Racial Profiling General Order Racial Profiling: Defines racial profiling Provides examples of racial profiling Prohibits racial profiling Delineates procedure for investigating complaint of racial profiling Defines data collection requirements Requires training on racial profiling Defines supervisors responsibilities 11

12 Video/Audio Mobile Recording Equipment The Dallas Police Department advocates the use of cameras for documentation of police/citizen contacts. The Dallas Police Department has installed 90 mobile video recording units. 12

13 Public Education Initiatives Dallas Police Department public education initiatives on racial profiling include: Public Notice Advertisement - Dallas Morning News - May 19, 2002 Police Media Relations Unit initiatives include: Print Media exposure Electronic Media interviews Public Service Announcements 13

14 Public Education Initiatives - continued Internal Affairs Unit pamphlet (available at all stations) addresses racial profiling complaints (in English & Spanish). Dallas Police Department internet website addresses racial profiling complaints. Dallas Police Department Office of Community Affairs education program. 14

15 Training on Policy Academy Racial Profiling & Cultural Diversity training required for all officers (8 hours) Training Video 9-01 Racial Profiling (2001) Roll Call Training Bulletin Racial Profiling Legislation Roll Call Training Bulletin Racial Profiling Data Collection Roll Call Training Bulletin Racial Profiling Data Collection Scantron Form 15

16 Dallas Police Department Racial Profiling Tier I Data

17 Tier I Data Collection Methods of data collection: Citations have check-boxes required for racial profiling data collection. Scantron forms are used for additional data collection. Race/Ethnicity contact data is compiled from traffic citation and arrest computer databases Complaints alleging racial profiling are tracked by the Internal Affairs Unit. 17

18 Tier I Data Comparisons This report contains information on police traffic related contacts with the public between January 1, 2004 and December 31, The raw data alone is not sufficient to draw conclusions regarding racial profiling trends. There is no generally accepted method of determining a baseline with which to compare the police contact raw data. Therefore, we have presented the data along with various comparison baselines. 18

19 Tier I Data Comparisons Dallas Population Baseline Census population data includes all residents of the community sorted by Race/Ethnicity. Census data includes all ages regardless of whether they are, or are not, among the driving population. Dallas population baseline does not provide data for comparing contacts with nonresidents. 19

20 Tier I Data Traffic Contacts and City of Dallas Population 2000 U. S. Census Data Traffic Contacts By City of Dallas Population RACE Dallas Police Department 2000 U.S. Census NUMBER OF % OF POPULATION % OF TOTAL CONTACTS TOTAL BY RACE POPULATION White 96, % 415, % African American 74, % 313, % Hispanic 52, % 419, % Asian 2, % 34, % Native American % 3, % Other 1, % 1, % Total 226, % 1,188, % 20

21 Tier I Data Traffic Contacts and City of Dallas Population 2003 City of Dallas Estimate Traffic Contacts By City of Dallas Population RACE Dallas Police Department 2003 City Estimate NUMBER OF % OF POPULATION % OF TOTAL CONTACTS TOTAL BY RACE POPULATION White 96, % 388, % African American 74, % 272, % Hispanic 52, % 486, % Asian 2, % 45, % Native American % 4, % Other 1, % 8, % Total 226, % 1,206, % 21

22 Tier I Data Traffic Contacts and City of Dallas Population 2003 FBI Uniform Crime Report Estimate Traffic Contacts By City of Dallas Population RACE Dallas Police Department 2003 FBI Estimate NUMBER OF % OF POPULATION % OF TOTAL CONTACTS TOTAL BY RACE POPULATION White 96, % 430, % African American 74, % 324, % Hispanic 52, % 434, % Asian 2, % 35, % Native American % 3, % Other 1, % 1, % Total 226, % 1,230, % 22

23 Tier I Data RACE NUMBER OF CONTACTS Traffic Contacts Three Year Comparison PERCENT OF TOTAL NUMBER OF CONTACTS PERCENT OF TOTAL NUMBER OF CONTACTS PERCENT OF TOTAL White 96, % 115, % 108, % African American 74, % 85, % 77, % Hispanic 52, % 57, % 48, % Asian 2, % 2, % 2, % Native American % % % Other 1, % % % Total 226, % 262, % 237, % 23

24 Tier I Data Comparisons Dallas Licensed Drivers Baseline - Data obtained from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). Data lists licensed drivers living in the city of Dallas sorted by Race/Ethnicity. DPS data does not distinguish between White and Hispanic. These ethnic groups are combined in DPS data. Dallas Licensed Driver baseline does not provide data for comparing contacts with non-residents. 24

25 Tier I Data Traffic Contacts With Dallas Residents and Licensed Drivers Living In the City of Dallas Dallas Police Department Traffic Licensed Drivers Living In RACE Contacts With Dallas Residents the City of Dallas NUMBER OF % OF POPULATION % OF TOTAL CONTACTS TOTAL BY RACE POPULATION White 51, % N/A* N/A* Hispanic 37, % N/A* N/A* Caucasian* 89,484* 64.1%* 559,148* 68.1%* African American 49, % 198, % Asian % 26, % Native American % 1, % Other % 35, % Total 139, % 821, % * DPS records do not distinguish between White and Hispanic 25

26 Tier I Data Comparisons Dallas Households Reporting Cars Available - Fair Roads Standard Baseline Census data lists households reporting at least one car available and is sorted by Race/Ethnicity. Data provided only on residents of Dallas. Fair Roads Standard baseline does not provide data for comparing contacts with non-residents. 26

27 Tier I Data All Traffic Contacts and Dallas Households With Cars (Fair Roads Standard) BASELINE PERCENTAGES FOR RACES HOUSEHOLDS WITH ONE OR MORE VEHICLES AVAILABLE / X (FROM TABLE) "Z" White 199, % Black 93, % Hispanic 92, % Asian 11, % PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL STOPS BY RACE (DPD DATA) % (A) White 96, % Black 74, % Hispanic 52, % Asian 2, % TOTAL 224, % 27

28 Tier I Data Comparisons Dallas Police Traffic Contacts Resulting in Search or Arrest - Shows total contacts, searches from contacts, number of consent searches and custodial arrests resulting from traffic contacts. All custody arrests were assumed to have non-consensual searches and were so listed. Non-consensual searches include: frisks, search incident to arrest, probable cause searches and vehicle inventories. 28

29 Tier I Data All Traffic Contacts, Searches From Traffic Contacts, Consensual Searches, And Custodial Arrests From Traffic Contacts RACE Searches From Traffic Contacts Contacts NUMBER % OF TOTAL NUMBER % OF TOTAL Consensual Custody Arrests* Searches NUMBER % OF TOTAL NUMBER % OF TOTAL White 96, % 3, % % 1, % African American 74, % 6, % % 1, % Hispanic 52, % 5, % % 2, % Asian 2, % % % % Native American % % 2 0.1% 5 0.1% Other 1, % % 3 0.2% % Total 226, % 15, % 1, % 5, % *Does not include juvenile arrests resulting from traffic stops. Total juvenile arrests (including runaways) in 2004 was 3,

30 Tier I Data RACE NUMBER OF SEARCHES Searches From Contacts Three Year Comparison PERCENT OF TOTAL NUMBER OF SEARCHES PERCENT OF TOTAL NUMBER OF SEARCHES PERCENT OF TOTAL White 3, % 4, % 3, % African American 6, % 6, % 4, % Hispanic 5, % 6, % 5, % Asian % % % Native American % % 7 0.1% Other % % % Total 15, % 16, % 13, % 30

31 Complaints on Racial Profiling The Dallas Police Department responded to 595,595 calls for service and made 226,039 documented traffic contacts. Out of those 821,634 contacts, only 13 (.0016%) resulted in complaints being filed with the Internal Affairs Unit alleging racial or other profiling. Eight of these complaints resulted from discretionary traffic stops. 31

32 Complaints of Racial Profiling CONTROL NUMBER RACE OF COMPLAINANT RACE OF OFFICER ALLEGED VIOLATION DISPOSITION OF THE CASE * Asian Hispanic Racial Profiling Unfounded * Black Hispanic Racial Profiling Inconclusive * White Black Racial Profiling Unfounded Black White Racial Profiling Unfounded * Black White Racial Profiling Unfounded White White Other Profiling Unfounded * Hispanic White Racial Profiling Unfounded Black White Racial Profiling Unfounded * Black Black Racial Profiling Unfounded * Hispanic White Racial Profiling Unfounded Black Hispanic Racial Profiling Unfounded Black Black Racial Profiling Unfounded * Black Hispanic Racial Profiling Inconclusive *Represents investigations that were initiated as a result of a traffic stop. 32

33 Review of Data The Dallas Police Department requested Dr. Eric Fritsch and Dr. Robert Taylor, Department of Criminal Justice, University of North Texas, to review this report. Their analysis of DPD report - Department is in compliance with applicable Texas law on the collection of racial profiling data. 33

34 Tier I Data Collection Compliance Issues 34

35 Tier I Data Collection Compliance A review of Dallas Police Department data has revealed a potential discrepancy in traffic contact ethnicity categories: Because DPS Texas Driver Licenses do not contain Race information, officers have to use their best judgement as to a person s race/ethnicity. This has potentially resulted in incorrect data collection for the numbers of White and Hispanic traffic contacts. It may also affect other ethnic numbers. 35

36 Tier I Data Collection Compliance (cont.) A Dallas Police Department internal audit (2003) revealed the following regarding Tier I data collection: The Department s compliance with racial profiling data collection procedure for arrests was met for 89% of qualifying arrests. The Department s compliance rate with racial profiling data collection procedures for traffic citations were met 90% of the time. The Department s compliance rate for submitting proper Scantron information is 95% 36

37 Dallas Police Department Recommendations for

38 Recommendations for 2005 The Dallas Police Department will adopt the following measures to continue addressing racial profiling issues: Continue to provide Cultural Diversity and Racial Sensitivity training to all sworn members of the Dallas Police Department. Re-emphasize guidelines of behavior demanded by the Dallas Police Department. Continue supervisory training in evaluating subordinates contacts. 38

39 Recommendations for 2005 (cont.) DPD measures to (continued): Keep city officials informed of measures being implemented by the Department. Host public sessions to share information on department measures being adopted. Include racial profiling data collection as part of the new electronic citation program. Include racial profiling data collection as part of the electronic arrest reporting system. Conduct regular compliance audits. 39

40 The Dallas Police Department will continuously monitor compliance with data collection and reporting requirements set forth in Senate Bill Every effort will be made to comply with the spirit as well as the letter of the law. 40

41 Dallas Police Department Next Annual Report Is Due March 1,