26 Paris Police Department's Annual Racial Profiling Analysis Report

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Analysis of the Data The first chart depicts the percentages of people cited by race including Whites, African- Americans, and Hispanics.1 White drivers constituted 68.49 percent of all drivers cited, whereas Whites constituted 70.79 percent of the city population and 80.65 percent of the county population.2 The chart shows that White drivers were cited at a rate that is slightly lower than the percentage of Whites in the city and county populations. African-American drivers constituted 29.90 percent of all drivers cited, whereas African-Americans constituted 22.26 percent of the city population and 13.47 percent of the county population. African-American drivers were cited at a rate that is slightly higher than the percentage of African-Americans found in the city population. African-American citation rates were also higher than the percentage of African-Americans in the county population as well. Hispanic drivers constituted 1.25 percent of all drivers cited, whereas Hispanics constituted 4.12 percent of the city population and 3.33 percent of the county population. Hispanics are cited at rates lower than the percentage of Hispanics found in the city and county populations. 100% _ 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% White African-American Hispanic City Population 70.79% 22.26% 4.12% 0 % County Population 80.65% 13.47% 3.33% p% Stopped 68.49% 29.90% 125% As the chart shows, easy determinations regarding whether or not Paris police officers have "racially profiled" a given motorist are impossible given the nature of the data that has been collected and presented for this report. The law dictates that police agencies compile aggregate- level data regarding the rates at which agencies collectively stop motorists in terms of their race/ethnicity. These aggregated data are to be subsequently analyzed in order to determine whether or not individuad officers are "racially profiling" motorists. ' Information contained in the first chart excludes inforniation pertaining to 1 citation issued to a citizen of Asian descent and 26 citations issued to citizens classified as "other." Z City and County population figures are derived from 2000 Census data. 5