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Comparative Analysis #2: <br />Examine the disposition of motor vehicle stops made by officers employed by the agency, <br />categorized according to the race or ethnicity of affected persons, as appropriate, including any <br />searches resulting from stops within the applicable jurisdiction.Texas Code of Criminal <br />Procedure Article 2.134(c)(1)(B) <br />Table 1: Traffic Stops and Outcomes by Race/Ethnicity <br />AsianAlaska Native <br />Stop Outcomes by African-Hispanic <br />White/Pacific /American Total <br />Race/EthnicityAmerican/Latino <br />IslanderIndian <br />Number of Stops2,0408932161263,167 <br />Result of Stop <br />Verbal Warning2741243311433 <br />Written Warning1,28753191941,922 <br />Citation4011798620668 <br />Written Warning and <br />332010054 <br />Arrest <br />Citation and Arrest342920166 <br />Arrest111030024 <br />Search Conducted <br />Yes1811001601298 <br />No1,8597932001252,869 <br />As shown in Table 1, there were a total of 3,167motor vehicle stops in 2020in which a ticket, <br />citation, or warning was issued. The table also shows arrests made as a result of those stops. <br />Roughly14percent of stops resulted in a verbal warning(433/3,167), roughly61percent of stops <br />resulted in a written warning,and roughly 21percent resulted in a citation. As shown,arrests were <br />relatively rare, and accounted for roughly 5percent of all stopoutcomes\[144total arrests including <br />Written Warning and Arrest(54), Citation and Arrest(66), and sole Arrest(24)\]. <br />Specific to actions that occurred within each racial/ethnic group, White motorists received a verbal <br />warning in roughly 13percent of stops involving White motorists (274/2,040), Blackmotorists <br />received a verbal warning in roughly 14percent of stopsof Blackmotorists,andHispanic motorists <br />received a verbal warning in roughly 15percent of stopsof Hispanic motorists. <br />Specific to written warnings,White motorists received a written warning in roughly 63percent <br />of stops involving White motorists (1,287/2,040), Blackmotorists received a written warning in <br />roughly 59percent of stopsof Blackmotorists,and Hispanic motorists received a written warning <br />in roughly 42percent of stopsof Hispanic motorists. <br /> <br />