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Analysis of the Data The first chart depicts the percentages of people stopped by race including Whites, African- Americans, and Hispanics.i White drivers constituted 71.51 percent of all drivers cited, whereas Whites constituted 63.80 percent of the city population and 76.10 percent of the county population.z The chart shows that White drivers were cited at a rate that is higher than the percentage of QVhites in the city population and lower than the percentage of Whites in the county population. African-American drivers constituted 23.02 percent of all drivers cited, whereas African-Americans constituted 23.40 percent of the city population and 13.50 percent of the county population. African-American drivers were eited at a rate that is slightly lower than the percentage of African-Americans found in the city population. African-American citation rates were higher than the percentage of African-Americans in the county population. Hispanic drivers constituted 4.81 percent of all drivers cited, whereas Hispanics constituted 8.20 percent of the city population and 6.50 percent of the county population. Hispanics were cited at rates lower than the percentage oi Hispanics found in the city and county populations. 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% �% City Population ■% County Population O% Stops �j�l� 63.80% 76.10% 71.51 % African- American 23.40% 13.50% 23.02% Hispanic 820% 6.50% 4.81 % 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. This methodological error, commonly referred to as the "ecological fallacy," defines the dangers involved in making � The total number of stops is comprised of 3,296 citations and 470 arrests for a total of 3,766 stops resulting in a citation or arrest. See the TCLEOSE forms at the end of this report. '` City and County population figures are derived from the 2010 Census from the U.S. Census Bureau. �_ 122