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Commission for Women Staff Briefing on the Analysis of APD Racial Profiling Data Cristina Tangredi- Program Specialist, Office of Police Oversight March 4, 2020 Website: ATXPoliceOversight.org Phone: (512) 972-2OPO or (512) 972-2676 ATXPoliceOversight ATX_OPO Joint Report: Analysis of APD’s Racial Profiling Data Report Overview • Joint report between the Office of Police Oversight, The Office of Innovation, and the Equity Office released to the public on January 30, 2020 • The report examines APD motor vehicle stop data from 2015-2018, looking closely at the race and ethnicities of people pulled over • SD 23 - Fair Administration of Justice Racial Disparity 2018 ― Black/African Americans are the most overrepresented group in motor vehicle stops, making up 15% of stops, 25% of arrests resulting from stops, but only 8% of Austin’s adult population ― Hispanic/ Latinos make up 33% of motor vehicle stops, 43% of arrests resulting from stops, but make up 31% of Austin’s adult population Table 1: Disproportionality by race/ethnicity of all motor vehicle stops Chart 1: Disproportionality by race/ethnicity of all motor vehicle stops trend (2015-2018 Motor Vehicle Stops by Race/Ethnicity versus 2010 City of Austin Voting Age Population) APD Race Known Analysis ―Data from 2015-2018 shows that Black/African Americans are disproportionately overrepresented in cases when their race is known by officers before the stop compared to cases when their race is not known before the stop. Table 3: Racial Disparities between High and Low Discretion Searches (2018 APD Proportions of High Versus Low Discretion Searches by Race for Field Observations, Warnings, Arrests, and Citations (percentage and raw numbers) Key Findings ― Commuting habits cannot explain the disproportional representation of Black/African Americans in motor vehicle stops. • Commuting habits are similar across race ― The share of Black/African Americans is lower in the metro region than in Austin • The share of the metro region population does not explain the overrepresentation in APD’s motor vehicle stops Key Findings Looking Forward The report outlines a list of recommendations for APD where disparities exist:  A call for APD to acknowledge the existence and worsening of racial disparities in Austin ― Acknowledge ― Accountability  Eliminate racial disparities by 2023  Implicit bias testing in hiring of APD  Racial equity training for all staff ― Community Feedback and Impact  Community Conversation Series A Community Conversation: Race & Policing in Austin Questions ATX_OPO ATXPoliceOversight