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Item # 6.

Council Meeting

Meeting Date:	02/22/2022
Department:	Police
Pillars:	Gold Standard in Public Safety
Milestones:	Promote and protect the Addison Way

AGENDA CAPTION:

Present, Discuss, and Consider Action to Accept the Addison Police Department's 2021 Racial Profiling Report and Motor Vehicle Contact Search Analysis.

BACKGROUND:

The Addison Police Department must comply with the Texas Racial Profiling Law. The statute requires the collection and annual reporting / analysis of motor vehicle related contact data for the purpose of identifying and addressing (if necessary) areas of concern regarding racial profiling practices.

The Addison Police Department submitted its motor vehicle related contact data to Del Carmen Consulting, LLC for analysis, and the results are included within the 2021 Racial Profiling Report as required by law.

The 2021 Racial Profiling Report concludes that Addison Police Officers are finding contraband when expected based on sound law enforcement practices and not due to a focus on a person's race, ethnicity, or biased-based factors.

The 2021 Racial Profiling Report verifies that the Addison Police Department is in full compliance with the state racial profiling statute regarding prevention policies, data collection, vehicle search analysis and reporting.

The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement requires all Texas law enforcement agencies to submit their Racial Profiling Report to their governing body (i.e., City Council) by March 1st every year. Staff requests the Addison City Council accept the report to meet the State’s directive.

RECOMMENDATION:

Administration recommends approval.

Attachments
Presentation - 2021 Racial Profiling
2021 Racial Profiling Report