17 - Racial Profiling ReportItem No. 17
Memorandum
TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem & City Council
Grayson Path, City Manager
FROM: Richard Salter, Chief of Police
SUBJECT: RACIAL PROFILING REPORT
DATE: April 22, 2024
BACKGROUND: Article 2.132-2.134 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure (CCP) requires
the annual reporting to the local governing body on data collected relative to motor vehicle stops
in which a ticket, citation, or warning was issued, and/or arrests resulting from those stops. Article
2.134 of the CCP directs that a comparative analysis of the statistical information be conducted,
with respect to the number of stops of persons by race or ethnicity, the outcome of those
encounters, the number of searches conducted and the results of those searches.
STATUS OF ISSUE: Dr. Eric Fritsch and Dr. Chad Trulson with Justice Research Consultants,
LLC was retained to prepare the 2023 Racial Profiling Report based on raw statistical data supplied
by the Paris Police Department. Dr. Fritsch's analysis of Racial Profiling Compliance by Paris
Police Department shows that the department is fully compliant 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. Dr. Fritsch will make a presentation to the council
based on his report.
BUDGET: There is no budgetary impact, presentation of report only
RECOMMENDATION: There is no recommendation, presentation of report only.