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The table below reports the summaries for the total number of persons stopped and searched subsequent to being stopped by the Paris Police Department for traffic offenses in 2012 (3,766). In addition, the table shows the number of individuals who granted consent to search and those drivers who were arrested at the conclusion of the stop. The chart shows that roughly 58 percent of all drivers searched were White (121/210 total searches), roughly 36 percent (75/210) were African American, and roughly 5 percent (11/210) were Hispanic. It is clear from the table that the vast majority of the total number of drivers cited (including White, African-American, and Hispanic groups) were not searched, as roughly 94 percent of all drivers who were cited were not searched (210/3,766). Stops Searches Consent Searches Arrests � y�hite ! Americet� j �tt% . � �4�1 � 4� -'+�pl�s i-�.:; 1 2,693 867 121 75 51 27 274 I l7l ]8] 2 23 11 0 3 6 0 1 19 0 6 The next assessment presents the percentage of drivers that provided consent to search within each racial category. The table above indicates that drivers who were cited were rarely consent searched across the racial categories. For example, only 1.90 percent of all White drivers who were cited were also searched by consent (Sl total consent searches), 3.] 1 percent of all African- American drivers who were cited were searched by consent (27 total consent searches), and 3.31 percent of all Hispanic drivers who were cited were searched by consent (6 total consent searches). Analysis of Racial Profiling Compliance by Paris Police Department The foregoing analysis shows that the Paris Police Department is fully in compliance with all relevant Texas laws concerning racial profiling, including the existence of a formal policy prohibiting racial profiling by its officers, officer training� and educational programs, a formalized complaint process, and the collection of data in compliance with the law. Finally, internal records indicate that the department received one complaint in reference to racial profiling for the year 2012. Upon internal investigation, the complaint was not sustained. In addition to providing summary reports and analysis of the data collected by the Paris Police Department in 2012, this report also included an extensive presentation of some of the limitations involved in the level of data collection currently required by law and the methodological problems associated with analyzing such data for the Paris Police Department as well as police agencies across Texas. The Paris Police Department should continue its educational and training efforts within the department on racial profiling. Finally, the �- 12�