Racial Profiling Report

1. 2018 Racial
Profiling Report
Presented By: Rick Pruitt
Chief of Police
Item # 8
City Council Meeting
February 11, 2019

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• The Texas Racial Profiling Law was created in 2001
with passage of Senate Bill 1074
• Senate Bill 1849 (Sandra Bland Act) was passed by
the 85th Legislature in May 2017 creating new data
collection requirements
• In accordance with Article 2.134 of the CCP, the
Alamo Heights Police Department has collected the
required data and prepared the mandated annual
report
Background

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• Formerly data was only collected on all stops
resulting in citation or arrest and included
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
• Senate Bill 1849 expanded data collection to
contacts resulting in warning citations and/or
arrests and requires collection of new data
* gender, reason for the contact, description of
contraband discovered, offense description,
roadway information, physical force resulting in
bodily injury during the contact or arrest
Background

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• The annual report also 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
* addressing training and education mandates for
officers
Background

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* and requiring the use of video and voice
recording on all officer initiated vehicle and
pedestrian stops
• The annual report also compares statistical data to
the 2010 US Census data of Alamo Heights, San
Antonio and Bexar County
Background

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• The content of this report reaffirms the Alamo Heights
Police Department’s 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 2018 Racial Profiling 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 during the reporting period
January 1, 2018 thru December 31, 2018.
Summary

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