10-Presentation of the annual report on racial profiling policy

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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.' White drivers constituted 71.44 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 nearly identical to the percentage of Whites in the city population and lower than the percentage of Whites in the county population. African-American drivers constituted 26.48 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. Hispanic drivers constituted 1.86 percent of all drivers cited, whereas Hispanics constituted 4.12 percent of the city population and 3.33 percent of the county population. Hispanics were cited at rates lower than the percentage of Hispanics found in the city and county populations. 90% ~ $D°'' o 7Q°',~o , ~ - C}°' 6 ~ » ~ ~ ~ . ~ l 5C}° a 4C7°' . o 30% ~ 20% . ~e 10% ~ a ~ 0- , Wh ite Africa n- H ispa n i+c American O`V. City PopLilation 7Q.79°fn 22.26% 4.12 % .I%, County Population 80.651% 13.47% 3.33% o1/. Citatians 71 .44°/n 26.48°/a 1.86/o 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 individual officers are "racially profiling" motorists. 1 Information contained in the first chart excludes information pertaining to 3 citations issued to cirizens classified as "other" and 2 citations to citizens classified as Asian. 2 City and County population figures are derived from 2000 Census data. 5 E; 0