The document summarizes the 2017 Police Racial Profiling Report for the Alamo Heights Police Department. It discusses the requirements of collecting Tier 1 data on stops and searches and comparing it to census data. It finds the department complied with all racial profiling law requirements and that data does not suggest officers engage in racial profiling practices.

1. 2017 Police Racial
Profiling Report
Presented By: Rick Pruitt
Chief of Police
Item # 6
City Council Meeting
January 8, 2018

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• The Texas Racial Profiling Law was created in 2001
with passage of Senate Bill 1074
• In accordance with Article 2.134 of the CCP, the
Alamo Heights Police Department has collected Tier
1 data and prepared an annual report
Background

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• Tier 1 data is collected on all stops resulting in
citation or arrest and includes information on
* race and ethnicity of individuals detained by
police
* whether or not a search of a vehicle was
conducted
* if there was a search, whether the search was
made with or without consent
Background

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* whether a custodial arrest took place as a result
of the police contact
• The report contains information relevant to the
policies of the Alamo Heights Police Department
* prohibiting the practice of racial profiling
* providing for a system to address citizen
complaints
Background

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* addressing training and education mandates for
officers
* and requiring the use of video and voice
recording on all officer initiated vehicle and
pedestrian stops
• The report also compares statistical data to the
2010 US Census data
Background

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• The content of this report reaffirms the Alamo Heights
Police Department commitment
* to unbiased policing
* to reinforce procedures that serve to ensure public
confidence and mutual trust
* and to protect our officers from unwarranted
accusations of misconduct
Background

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• The findings in the 2017 Police Contact Tier 1 Data
Annual Report verify the Alamo Heights Police
Department has complied with all the requirements set
forth in the Texas Racial Profiling Law.
• There were no public or internal reports made regarding
biased treatment by an officer received during the
reporting period January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017.
Summary

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• Tier 1 data collected during this reporting period suggests
the Alamo Heights Police Department does not experience
a problem with racial profiling practices by officers
Summary