10A - Paris Police Racial Profiling Report 2020

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White motorists received a citationin roughly 20percent of stops involving White motorists (401/2,040), Blackmotorists received a citation in roughly 20percent of stopsof Blackmotorists, and Hispanic motorists received a citation in roughly 40percent of stopsof Hispanic motorists. Finally, specific to any form of arrest(Written Warning and Arrest, Citation and Arrest, and Arrest), White motorists were arrestedin roughly 4percent of stopsinvolving White motorists (Written Warning and Arrest + Citation and Arrest + Arrest = 78/2,040), Blackmotorists were arrested in roughly 7percent of stops involving Blackmotorists,andHispanics were arrested in roughly 3percent of stops involving Hispanic motorists. Most commonly, arrests were due to an outstanding warrant(58.33%; 84/144) or aviolation of the penal code(37.5%; 54/144). Comparative Analysis #3: Evaluate and compare the number of searches resulting from motor vehicle stops within the applicable jurisdiction and whether contraband or other evidence was discovered in the course of those searches.Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 2.134(c)(1)(C) In 2020, a total of 298searchesof motorists were conducted, or roughly 9percent of all stops resulted in a search(298/3,167). Among searches within each racial/ethnic group, White motorists were searched in roughly 9percent of all stops of White motorists (181/2,040), Blackmotorists were searched in roughly 11percent of all stops of Blackmotorists, and Hispanic motorists were searched in roughly 7percent of all stops of Hispanic motorists. Regarding searches, it should be further noted that 134out of 298searches(see Table 3), or roughly 45percent of all searches, were based on consent, which are regarded as discretionary as opposed to non-discretionary searches. Relative to the total number of stops (3,167), discretionary consent searchesoccurred in roughly 4percent of stops. Of the searches that occurred in 2020, and as shown in Table 3,contrabandwas discovered in 160or roughly 54percent of all searches (160/298total searches). Among the searches in which 4 contraband was discovered (160), 52percent of the time the contraband discovered was drugs. Comparative Analysis #4: Information relating to each complaint filed with the agency alleging that a peace officer employed by the agency has engaged in racial profiling. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 2.134 (c)(2) In 2020, internal records indicate that the Paris Police Department received 1complaint alleging that a peace officer employed by the agency engaged in racial profiling.Upon internal investigation, the complaint was not sustained and did not result in any disciplinary action. 4 Note in the tables that the number of searches in which contraband was found was 160, but the count on the “Description of Contraband”equals 168. This discrepancy is explained by the fact that more than one form of contraband can be discovered in a single search.