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Staff Report 395-06
City City of Palo Alto Manager’s Report TO:HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: CITY MANAGER OCTOBER 10, 2006 DEPARTMENT: CMR:395:06 POLICE ANALYSIS OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FROM THE THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTERS OF FISCAL YEAR 2005-06 This is an informational report. No Council action is required. BACKGROUND Since July 1, 2000, the Police Department has been proactively collecting demographic data on all enforcement contacts. On September 10, 2001, the Police Department submitted its first quarterly report on this data to Council (CMR:350:01). Since then, 11 additional informational reports have been submitted (CMR:223:02, CMR: 186:03, CMR:391:03, CMR:491:03, CMR:231:04, CMR:387:04, CMR 484-04, CMR:173:05, CMR: 298:05, 381:05 and 443:06). The collection of demographic data is just one part of a comprehensive approach that the City of Palo Alto Police Department has undertaken to enhance police-community relations and ensure policing activities are conducted without racial bias. The Palo Alto Police Department continues in its effort to provide statistical information on demographic data for enforcement contacts by police officers. Since 2000, the Department has continued to evolve and refine the collection and reporting of this information; changes include the types of information.captured, when demographic information is captured, the manner with which the data is recorded and how it evaluates and reports this information. The overarching goal is to provide more meaningful information to the City Council and public. To ensure the Department meets its goal, during this past year the Department has collaborated with the City Auditor to review the data that is being presented in this report. DISCUSSION Update on Department’s Activities Improving Community Relations COMMUNITY ACCESS LINE - Since implementing the Community Access Line in 2004, the Department CMR:395:06 Page 1 of 23 has had little activity. Since 2004, only 12 calls have been received. During the past quarter, the Department received one phone call on graffiti in the roadway. The Community Access line remains active to provide an opportunity, for members of the public to voice their concerns with the Police Department. The line is also translated into Spanish. The Department has also provided a link on its website for community members to provide anonymous feedback to the Police Department. Staff continues to inform the community of the existence of this telephone line and encourages members of the public to share its concerns and commendations regarding interactions with the Palo Alto Police Department. STRATEGIC PLAN -- During this quarter Police staff presented a draft copy of the Police Department’s new Strategic Plan to the Human Relations Commission for feedback. Based upon valuable suggestions from the HRC, some changes were made to the Plan. The City Council subsequently approved the Plan. Staff will be providing quarterly reports to the HRC and the Council. VIDEO CAMERAS IN POLICE VEHICLES -- During the third quarter, the Department continued with its efforts to deploy its new Mobile Audio Video (MAV) system for the Police Department. As the Council is aware, the Department shut down the MAV system on December 20, 2006 due to serious problems with the voice and data quality, software issues that compromised the recording of evidence and hardware problems that significant compromised the audio quality of the microphones. During the third quarter, the Department assembled a team of officers who conducted extensive testing on system modifications and operated three test vehicles. While testing was underway, the City’s Fleet Maintenance staff continued with installation of hardware in the remaining patrol fleet vehicles. As of June 2006 (Fourth Quarter), the Department completed installation in 22 of the 26 vehicles in the patrol fleet and has begun final testing of the MAV system prior to full implementation. Cameras will be installed on motorcycles as soon as the vendor has finalized and tested the prototype cameras. COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICER -- Recognizing the importance of community relations, the Police Chief appointed a Police Sergeant to serve in this capacity during the fourth quarter. This person works directly with the local print, radio and television media, supervises the Department’s Public Information Officers, drafts and reviews all department press releases, works closely with the local neighborhood association groups, and participates in Neighborhood Watch and other community outreach meetings with Police Command Staff. Other duties and responsibilities include: serving as a liaison to the community on behalf of the department for race relations, safety information and general crime trend issues; supervision of the Recruiting Team, preparing recruiting brochures; and coordinating updates to the Police Department website. FAST FRIENDS PROJECT -- The Police Department continues to work with Stanford University Professor Jennifer Eberhardt on the Fast Friends Project. This police/community relations program involves pairing up officers and community members to do a series of structured activities designed to create a bond between the participants. Pre and post tests are taken by all participants to measure the increase in positive attitudes towards police and towards community members. CMR:395:06 Page 2 of 23 FUTURE REPORTS -- Staffhas requested assistance from the Stanford University Public Policy Program in analyzing data in future demographic data reports. At this time, discussions are occurring with representatives of the program to determine exactly what type of assistance they could provide. Additionally, staff has met with East P alo Alto Police ChiefRon Davis, a nationally recognized expert on racial profiling to review reports. During the fourth quarter, the Department finalized changes to the automated demographic data collection application. Staff are completing testing of this process, will conduct training for patrol officers, and will completely transition to automated data collection during the first quarter of FY2006-07. Contact Data In previous Council reports (CMR 298:05, 381:05 and 443:06), the data collection process was carefully outlined. For reference purposes, a summary of this information has been provided in Attachment A. A total of 3,466 self-initiated contacts related to vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle stops were made by officers during the third quarter. During the fourth quarter, officers made 4,136 self-initiated contacts. Of the contacts in both quarters, the Department is reporting demographic information for 100 percent of the contacts. During FY05-06, contacts by officers are up 33 percent during the past year (from 3,035 in the fourth quarter FY2004-05 to 4,136 contacts during the fourth quarter FY2005-06). The increase in contacts is directly related to the significant increase in criminal activity during this same time period. RACE - Tables 1 provides the summary by race for each of the contacts made during the third and fourth quarter. TABLE 1 - NUMBER OF THIRD QUARTER CONTACTS :Total TOTAL PERCENT OF TOTAL 100% 402 502 1,785 428 349 12%14%52%12%10% CMR:395:06 Page 3 of 23 NUMBER OF FOURTH QUARTER CONTACTS eric an TOTAL 4,136 375 PERCENT OF TOTAL 100% 9% HiSpanic i Asi:an:~tatner: 585 2,219 511 446 14%54%12%11% GENDER -- Of the 3,466 contacts made during the third quarter, 35 percent (1,227 contacts) were female and 65 percent (2,237 contacts) were male. There were seven contacts during the third quarter where the gender was not specified. During the fourth quarter, of the 4,136 contacts, 35 percent (1,467 contacts) were female and 65 percent (2,669 contacts) were male. AGE-- In the third quarter of FY05-06, the Police Department began reporting the age of contacts. Of the 3,466 contacts, nearly half of the contacts (49 percent) were with individuals between the ages of 21 and 40. The same holds true for the fourth quarter, where 50 percent (2,065 contacts) were between the ages of 21 and 40. Table 2 shows the breakdown by age for each contact during both the third and fourth quarters. There were instances in both quarters where the age of the individual was not captured. TABLE 2 -- AGE OF CONTACTS THIRD QUARTER TOTAL PERCENT OF TOTAL 3,466 329 100%9% 1,703 1,186 237 49%~4%8% 11 1% CMR:395:06 Page 4 of 23 AGE OF CONTACTS FOURTH QUARTER TOTAL PERCENT OF TOTAL Age¸ 4,136 100% Under Between : ::Between Between: 21:21and40: 4Ito60.i:61:and96 357 2,066 1,405 10 9%_50% . ~4_ %<1% _ ’No: Age :Provided: 8 CONTACTS DURING EVENING AND DAYTIME HOURS -- Officers typically do not know the race, gender, etc., of drivers when they stop an individual for a vehicle code or other violations. This is especially true during hours of darkness. To show the demographic information from an alternative perspective, during the third quarter the Department broke down several categories of demographic information by time of day. Of the total number of contacts made by officers, 36 percent (1,251 contacts) were made during nighttime hours (between 5:01 PM and 6:59 AM) and 64 percent (2,215 contacts) were made during the daytime. A breakdown by race during those hours has been provided in Table 3. ~ TABLE 3 CONTACTS MADE DURING EVENING HOURS - BY RACE TmRD QUARTER TOTAL 183 219 583 151 115 1,251 PERCENT OF TOTAL 15%18%47% 12% 9%100% CONTACTS MADE DURING DAYTIME HOURS - BY RACE THIRD QUARTER TOTAL 219 283 1,202 277 234 2,215 PERCENT OF TOTAL 10%54% 13% 11%100% Throughout the report, the information on daytime and nighttime comparative data will be provided in various category areas. CMR:395:06 Page 5 of 23 RESIDENCE OF INDIVIDUALS CONTACTED -- Palo Alto serves as a destination point for many individuals traveling into/through the City to work, study (e.g. Stanford University) and for leisure activities. This has been verified by the information provided in Table 5. Any comparison to demographic census data should be done with the information from at least the four adjacent counties. Table 4 provides summary percentages of each race taken from the 2000 census data for the four Bay Area counties compared to percentage of enforcement contacts during the third quarter. It is important to recognize that the census data is now over six years old and many changes have occurred in the interim. This table represents updated calculations from previous Council reports (CMR 381:05 and 443:06). These formulas utilize the same methodology used by the City Auditor in the Service Efforts and Accomplishments (SEA) Report. As highlighted in the following sections of the report, there are a number of factors that contribute to why an officer makes contact with an individual. Table 7 shows that for those contacts made as a result of pre-existing knowledge or information, 23 percent were African-Americans. Pre-existing information includes suspect description from crime reports (Table 6), as well as other all-points bulletins on subjects being sought by other law enforcement agencies or other crime trend information received from law enforcement or cg.urt agencies. Attachment B provides more detailed information on the census data. TABLE 4 - SUMMARY 2000 CENSUS DATA ALAMEDA J[ 14.6%][ 19.0%][ 40.9%20.3%5.2% FRANCISCO 7.6%14.1%[ 43.6%30.7%4.0% -SAN MATEO j[ 3.4%][ 21.9%][ 49.8%19.8%5.1% ....SANTA CLARA," .......][ 2.6%.][,24.0%][ 44.2%25.4%3.8% PERCENT OF TOTAL 11 7.3%1120.4%44.0% .......i ’"’2’3’.8%’"!4.5% To help account for the diversity in its contacts, the Department recorded the city of residence of the people arrested or cited in Palo Alto as part of its demographic collection process. Table 5 provides a CMR:395:06 Page 6 of 23 summary of those persons contacted who reside in Palo Alto, as well as other adjacent communities within Santa Clara County (Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Stanford) and San Mateo County (East Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Redwood City). Other city and county areas within San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties include people who live either in other parts of California, those who reside outside of California or abroad. In addition, it provides the percentage for each city of residence broken down by race. Because the Department does not keep track of contacts by name of individuals, it is impossible to determine whether some individuals were contacted on more than one occasion during the quarter. TABLE 5 -- RESIDENCE OF CONTACTS THIRD QUARTER PALOALTO 68 !1 61 672 i] 148 i[ 88 11,037 ¯ ~/0 0FTOTAL ............. !. 7% ............... ].6% ............... :~._.6.5% .......... il...~.ff% .......... 11._8%,_.. ........ i1..3.0% .......... ADJACENT 193COMMUNITIES .O/.0. oF.T.0T6b .......[ 18%_. OTHER SANTA CLARA COUNTY 56 o~ OF TOTAL ....... ~.o/p ......... ALL OTHER o~ OF TOTAL 249 483 83 94 1,102 " 109 354 132 111 761 19%}l 56%] 18 ~~..1.~.%.i ......2.2.°./..o. ....... !I 1 a3 66 1,66 ....... 1. !5% ............... RESIDENCE OF CONTACTS FOURTH QUARTER ;American [ Hispanic ;1 White ~1 Asian + Other Total I PALOALTO ~ 68 iI 61 ![ 672 i[ 148 o~ OF TOTAL ,~.7~/.o., ......................![,,~/.o .............![.,~ ...............i L~.~ ......................... ADJACENT COMMUNITIES :l 193 249 483 83 °/o OF TOTAL iI 18% 88 [ 1,0378%~ 30% 94 1,102 .... ...................... ......... CMR:395:06 Page 7 of 23 CLARA COUNTY 56 t 109 :;t 354 131 iI 111 761 ~. ~F_..T,~TAL .............~?/...o ................:! 1)~. _.9.(~/.0. ..............[ . ~,6.~./,.,0. ...........]:. ~.~4, ...............[, J-(},0"~ ..........~_2,.~}/0 ...... % OF TOTAL 15%15%/ "49% 12.%10% |16% SUSPECT DESCRIPTION -- Officers will make contact with individuals for a number of reasons. One reason is pre-existing information (they match the suspect description in prior or recently reported crimes). Of the 3,228 contacts made by officers during the third quarter, 95 were a result of pre- existing information. Information on suspects is captured in the Department’s Records Management System (RMS). During the third quarter, citizens reported 237 suspects. Of those, 228 included descriptions of the perceived race of the individual. Table 6 outlines the description for suspects by race obtained during both the third and fourth quarter offense reports. In the third quarter, out of the 228 incidents with suspect description, 19 percent were reported as being African-American. An important caveat is these numbers mayreflect the same suspect for multiple offenses, but without the actual identity of suspects it is impossible to determine. The Department continues to attempt to gather additional suspect description data from other area law enforcement agencies, as contacts occur as a result of pre-existing information from local area bulletins or crime reports from outside agencies; however, there were not enough other departments with consistent, reliable data to provide a meaningful comparison. Table 6- PERCENT OF SUSPECT DESCRIPTION BY RACE THIRD QUARTER TOTAL .... PERCENT OF TOTAL SUSPECT DESCRIPTION PERCENT OF TOTAL CONTACTS African- Total American Hispanic White Asian 228 44 100%19% 49 21%29% 15 7% 100% 12%14%52%12% Other 54 24% 10% CMR:395:06 Page 8 of 23 PERCENT OF SUSPECT DESCRIPTION BY RACE FOURTH QUARTER TOTAL 228 66 89 96 16 5 PERCENT OF TOTAL SUSPECT DESCRIPTION PERCENT OF TOTAL CONTACTS lOO% 100% 24%33%35% 9%14% 54% 6% 13% 2% 11% tt is important to note that citizens typically generate a suspect description, not police officers. The racial distribution of suspects presented in this report is compiled from these citizen-provided descriptions in police reports. Reason for Contacts - In addition to pre-existing information, other reasons officers make contact with subjects include Penal Code violations, equipment or other non-hazardous violations, moving violations or other traffic related hazards, and other Code violations (Municipal, Health and Safety Code). All violations were observed by the officers. It is not surprising that well more than half the contacts (63 percent) are related to moving violations or other traffic-related hazards since traffic has been one of the Council’s priorities for several years. Table 7 provided in Attachment C includes a breakdown by the reason for the contact by race and the associated percentages. For example, there were 1,785 contacts with Whites, the largest number of contacts bypolice officers in the third quarter (52 percent). In the first table showing percentages, the numbers reflect those percentages by the type of contact with officers. For example, of all equipment violations, 41 percent of the contacts were with Whites and 21 percent were Hispanic. The second chart in Table 7 shows the percentage breakdown for each racial group. For example, for all Hispanic contacts during the third quarter, 48 percent were for moving hazards and three percent were a result of pre-existing information. Table 7 also includes the breakdown for Fourth Quarter contacts. In Attachment C, Table 8, the.change in the number of contacts and the corresponding percentage changes between the third and fourth quarters are provided. For example, equipment violation contacts were down for African-Americans by 28 percent from the third quarter to the fourth quarter, while they rose by 30 percent for Whites during the same time period. CMR:395:06 Page 9 of 23 As previously noted, during the late third quarter and fourth quarter, the City experienced an increase in the number of burglaries. The majority of suspect descriptions provided by a reporting party identified either Hispanic or African-American males. Predictably and understandably, the numbers and corresponding percentages increased for African Americans and Hispanic contacts compared to the previous quarter. For example, for pre-existing information (which can include suspect knowledge or information), the percentage of African-Americans contacted for this reason increased from 23 percent in the third quarter to 37 percent in the fourth quarter (a nearly 33 percent increase). Hispanics showed an increased from 17 percent in the third quarter to 22 percent in the fourth quarter. LOCATION OF CONTACT -- During the fourth quarter of 2005-06, using the City’s Geographical Information System (GIS), the City was broken into four quadrants (Beat 1 through Beat 4). The boundaries for each of the four beat areas are provided on a map in Attachment D. Of the 3,466 contacts for the third quarter, the Department was able to plot 3,329 of the contacts on a map. The remaining 137 contacts could not be plotted because they were geographically outside the city limits or the location had some other anomaly (e.g., an incomplete or unrecognizable address) that made it impossible to map. Beat 2 continues to show the largest numbers of contacts. This is consistent with the overall higher police activity levels in the Downtown and Beat 2 area. During the second quarter, the Department made modifications to the Police Records Management System (RMS) that enables more accurate reporting by Beat and Reporting Districts (a subset of each Beat Area). As a result, Table 9 shows contacts by Beat area. A map of Beats 1 through Beat 4 for each race is provided in Attachment D. TABLE 9 - CONTACTS BY BEAT THIRD QUARTER BEAT 1 PERCENT Total 342 45 10% BEAT 2 .......1,6~5 .......23.7 PERCENT 49% BEAT 3 691 PERCENT 20% BEAT 4 ’60 i’ ’~’7’ PERCENT 17% OUTSI ____________ American [[ Hispanic 35 193 ..........313 46 75 [Asian 36 793 i76 395 109 343 " 03 " Other 33 67 CMR:395:06 Page 10 of 23 [[1374% 27 CONTACTS BY BEAT FOURTH QUARTER =.=,,, ,.ll TOtal ]IAmerican 1, Hi_ sp_aD_i.~__l[ White .1[ Asian __~. I_O_t_.h_..e_r.__i BEAT 1 710 48 79 419 89 75 PERCENT BEAT 2 PERCENT BEAT 3 PERCENT BEAT 4 PERCENT STOPS MADE OUTSIDE CITY BOUNDARIES PERCENT 17% 1,770 200 283 43% 596 !t62 129 21% 596 40 ....65 14% 187 25 932 183 172 445 327 125 112 29 96 91 73 "14 23 5% DISPOSITION OF THE CONTACT -- In Attachment C, Table 10 provides the disposition for each contact where demographic information was captured during third and fourth quarters. Citations issued continue to represent the highest percentage of final action taken by officers. Of the 3,466 contacts, 1,928 stops (56 percent) resulted in citations being issued by police officers in the third quarter. In addition, arrests are down slightly (two percent) since the second quarter. There was 41 percent increase in the number Of contacts that resulted in citations being issued during the fourth quarter (from 1,928 to 2,726 citations). Within each of the dispositions for contacts, the breakdown by race stayed fairly consistent between the third and fourth quarters, with the only real change in percentages by disposition type Occurring in those situations that resulted in other code violations. The disposition of contacts were one of the categories broken down by time of day during the third quarter (refer to Table 12). CMR:395:06 Page 11 of 23 TABLE 12- DISPOSITION OF CONTACTS DURING EVENING HOURS (BY RACE) THIRD QUARTER ~ [65 15 il 12 : 31 4 ’. 3ARREST [ CITATION i[ 343 28 WAR~!NG ......[ 4.7.6 .............. No ACTION .... i..3.¢0. ............... DISPOSITION OF CONTACTS DURING DAYTIME HOURS (BY RACE) THIRD QUARTER I..ARREST .......... .73 ..............:[.2~ ............................~[.2.7. ..................i[..~..7 ...............i[_.~. ............i.c.....} ...................... [.C~TAT~0N .........!:..!.,58.6 .............:~[.8.2 .................i[ J.58 ....i;[934 ..........! 223 . i..!.88 . WARNING : 244............................. :1 .........................[ ...........................,[ .....[ , ![ 15 i 19 As shown in Table 13, a majority of contacts (72 percent) result in citations being issued during the daytime hours (1,585 citations). CMR:395:06 Page 12 of 23 TABLE 13 - DISPOSITION OF CONTACTS BY RACE (PERCENTAGES) DURING EVENING HOURS DISPOSITION OF CONTACTS BY RACE (PERCENTAGES) DURING DAYTIME HOURS THIRD QUARTER Attachment C, Table 14, details the changes in disposition of contacts and the corresponding percentages between quarters three and four. Searches Of the 3,466 contacts during the third quarter, approximately seven percent resulted in a search being conducted (238 searches). For the fourth quarter, the number of searches dropped to five percent CMR:395:06 Page 13 of 23 (189 searches out of 4,136 contacts). Table 15 provides a summary of search information for the third and fourth quarters. TABLE 15- SEARCH VS. No SEARCH TmRO QUARTER African- Total American H~ispa.nic SEARCH 238 59 81 No SEARCH 3,228 343 421 White Asian Other 77 14 7 1,708 414 342 SEARCH VS. NO SEARCH FOURTH QUARTER African- Total American Hispanic White Asian Other SEARCH 189 37 61 68 13 10 NO SEARCH 3947 338 524 2,151 498 436 TOT~; 4;1136:i ----_~_2± 212 Attachment C, Table 16 shows that of the 238 searches that were conducted in the third quarter, 42 percent were required by Department policy as a result of either an officer making an arrest (26 percent) Or vehicle impound inventory (29 percent). Probation!parole situations resulted in 24 percent of all searches. Only two percent of all contacts or 29 percent of all searches were the result of consent or probable cause situations. Attachment C, Table 17, reflects the changes and corresponding percentages between the third and fourth quarters for the disposition of each of the contacts made by officers. SEARCHES RELATED TO PROBATION/PAROLE --During the third quarter, 58 searches (24 percent) were the result of conditions of parole/probation for the individuals contacted. In the fourth quarter, 47 individuals (25 percent) were subjects searched as a result of conditions of their probation or parole. CMR:395:06 Page 14 of 23 CONSENT AND PROBABLE CAUSE SEARCHES -- Twenty-one percent of all searches conducted were a result of consent or probable cause searches in both the third and fourth quarters. A detailed review of the 12 probable cause and 37 consent searches during the third quarter and 32 consent and 8 probable cause searches during the fourth quarter were conducted to provide a better understanding of why these subjects are being searched before they were either arrested or released. Probable cause searches were the result of reasonable suspicion, officer safety, or plain view of possible contraband. These searches differ from the consent searches because the officers had legal justification to conduct the search even without the consent of the subject. The following provides a more detailed breakdown of the circumstances for each of the 55 related searches in the third quarter. Consent Search An officer stopped a vehicle driven by a Hispanic male adult for a moving violation. The officer thought that the subject might be a gang member and requested a consent search. The driver gave consent to search his vehicle. No weapons or contraband was located. The driver was cited and released. An officer stopped a vehicle driven by a Black female adult for a moving violation. The driver, a narcotic registrant, gave consent to search her vehicle. No weapons or contraband were located. The driver was released without charge. An officer contacted a White male adult in a citypark after hours and observed two marijuana pipes in plain view. The suspect gave the officer consent to a search which revealed no weapons or contraband. The subjects were released without charge. While patrolling a parking lot late at night, an officer saw a vehicle in a comer of the garage. As the officer approached the vehicle, the occupants made suspicious movements within the car and the officer suspected they were involved in narcotics activity. The Hispanic male and Hispanic female occupants of the vehicle gave the officer consent to search. No weapons or contraband .was located. The subjects were released without charge. An officer conducted a consensual encounter with a Hispanic male adult who was in a business district at 4:30 a.m. The subject stated he might have apocketknife on his person. The subject gave the officer consent to a search which revealed no weapons or contraband. The subject was released without charge. Based on the officer having pre-existing knowledge and information, the officer made contact with the driver of a suspicious vehicle at 3:45 a.m. The driver, a White male adult, gave the officer consent to a search which revealed no weapons or contraband. The driver was released without charge. CMR:395:06 Page 15 of 23 An officer detained a Hispanic male adult bicycle rider for a vehicle code violation. It appeared that the subject may have had something concealed under his clothing. The suspect gave the officer consent to a search. A cursory search of the outer clothing for weapons was conducted. No weapons or contraband was located. The suspect was released on a warning. Based on the officer having pre-existing knowledge and information, the officer made contact with a White male adult. During the contact, the officer suspected the subject might be armed. The suspect gave the officer consent to a search; no weapons or contraband were found. The suspect was released on a warning. An officer conducted a pedestrian stop on a Hispanic male adult for a Vehicle Code violation. The officer recognized the suspect from a previous contact where the suspect was involved in a violent crime. The officer noted that the suspect had an elongated object in his pocket that the officer felt might be a weapon. The suspect gave the officer consent to a search which revealed no weapons or contraband. The driver was released without charge. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation. The officer saw what might have been possible drug paraphernalia in the vehicle. The driver, a Black male adult, gave the officer consent to a search which revealed no weapons or contraband. The driver was released without charge. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation. The officer asked the driver, a Black female adult, for consent to search for identification, to which she consented. The driver was released without charge. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation: The driver was a Hispanic male adult lcnown gang member. The suspect gave the officer consent to a search which revealed no weapons or contraband. The suspect was arrested for an outstanding warrant. Based on the officer having pre-existing knowledge and information, the officer made contact with a Black male adult. The suspect had criminal history for carrying a concealed weapon. During the contact, the officer suspected the subject might be in possession of narcotics. The suspect gave the officer consent to search; no weapons or contraband were found. The suspect was released without charge. Based on the officer having pre-existing knowledge and information, the officer made contact with a Hispanic male adult known gang member. The suspect gave the officer consent to a search which revealed no weapons or contraband. The driver was released without charge. CMR:395:06 Page 16 of 23 An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a moving violation. The driver, a Hispanic male juvenile, gave the officer consent to a search which revealed no weapons or contraband. The driver was released on a warning. During a police sting operation, a Black male adult was arrested for a Business and Profession Code violation. The suspect gave the officer consent to a search which revealed no weapons or contraband. The suspect was released on a citation. An officer conducted a pedestrian stop on a White male adult for a Municipal Code violation. The suspect told the officer that he had a history of drug use. The suspect gave the officer consent to a search which revealed no weapons or contraband. The suspect was released without charge. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation. The driver, a Black male adult gave the officer consent to a search, which revealed "crack cocaine." The driver was arrested. An officer observed a vehicle driving slowly through a residential neighborhood. The officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation. The driver, a Hispanic male adult, stated he had no driver’s license and no identification. The officer asked the driver for his consent to search and the driver consented. No weapons, contraband, or identification were located. The suspect was released on a citation. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation. The driver was a Black male juvenile. The officer recognized the suspect as a gang member recently identified on a law enforcement bulletin. The suspect gave the officer consent to a search which revealed no weapons Or contraband. The driver was released without charge. An officer conducted a pedestrian stop on a Black male adult for a Vehicle Code violation. The suspect was walking in the rain at 1:45 a.ml and admitted to having a history of drug use. The suspect gave the officer consent to a search which revealed no weapons or contraband. The suspect was released without charge. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a moving violation. The officer suspected the driver was in possession of narcotics. The driver, an Other race male adult, gave the officer consent to a search, which revealed Marijuana. The driver was released on a citation. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation. The driver, a Hispanic male adult, admitted he has a history of drug use. The suspect gave the officer consent to a search which revealed no weapons or contraband. The suspect was released on a citation. CMR:395:06 Page 17 of 23 While conducting surveillance related to burglaries in a residential area an officer conducted a traffic stop on a bicycle for a moving violation. The bicyclist, a Hispanic male adult, gave the officer consent to a search. The search revealed no weapons or contraband. The driver was released on a warning. An officer detained a suspect whom he saw looking in to cars in a parking lot. The suspect, a White male adult, gave the officer consent to a search which revealed no weapons or contraband. The suspect was released without charge. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation. The driver, a Black male adult, had a lengthy criminal history involving narcotics. The suspect gave the officer consent to a search, which revealed no weapons or contraband. The suspect was released without charge. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a moving violation. The driver, a White male adult, gave the officer consent to search, which revealed no weapons or contraband. The driver was released without charge. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation. The driver, a Hispanic female adult, consented to a search. The suspect was released on a citation. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a moving violation. The driver, a White male adult, gave the officer consent to a search which revealed no weapons or contraband. The driver was released on a citation. Probable Cause An officer stopped a White male adult in a city park as he saw two marijuana pipes in plain view. The suspect gave the officer consent to search which revealed no weapons or contraband. The subject was released without charge. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation. The officer smelled marihuana coming from the vehicle. The driver, a Black male adult, gave the officer consent to a search, which revealed marijuana. The driver was released on a citation. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation. The officer recognized the driver, a White male adult, as someone whom he had previously arrested for possession of marijuana for sales. The suspect gave the officer consent to search, which revealed marijuana. The suspect was released on a citation. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle and the driver was a White male adult. The officer smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle. The suspect admitted he had marijuana in CMR:395:06 Page 18 of 23 the car and voluntarily handed his marijuana to the officer. The suspect was released on a citation. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a moving violation. The driver was a Black male adult. The officer smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle. The officer conducted a probable cause search for marijuana. The suspect was released on a citation. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation. The driver, a Hispanic male adult, had no identification. The officer conducted a search for identification. The search revealed no identification, weapons or contraband. The suspect was released on a warning. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation. The driver, a Black male adult, was on active parole and had a suspended license. The officer conducted a parole search and inventory search of the suspect’s vehicle prior to having it towed for driving on a suspended license. The search revealed no weapons or contraband. The suspect was released on a citation. An officer conducted a pedestrian stop of a suspect believing he was under the influence of narcotics. For officer safety reasons, the officer conducted a search of the suspect, which did not reveal any weapons or narcotics. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation and the driver was a Hispanic male adult. The officer smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle and with that probable cause conducted a search of the vehicle. The search revealed no weapons or contraband. The suspect was released without charge. An officer, having pre-existing knowledge and information, conducted a vehicle stop on a vehicle in a city park at 1:30 a.m. The driver was an Asian male adult. The officer could smell marijuana coming from the vehicle and with that probable cause conducted a search of the vehicle. The search revealed no weapons or contraband. The suspect was released with a warning. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation. The driver was a Hispanic male adult. The officer smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle and with that probable cause conducted a search of the vehicle. The search revealed no weapons or contraband. The suspect was released without charge. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation and the driver was an "Other" female adult. The officer smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle and with that probable cause conducted a search of the vehicle. The search revealed a small amount of marijuana. The suspect was released without charge. CMR:395:06 Page 19 of 23 An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation and the driver was a White male adult. The officer smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle and with that probable cause conducted a search of the vehicle. The search revealed marijuana, Ecstasy, and Vicodin. The suspect was arrested. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a moving violation. The driver, a Hispanic male adult, had a bulge in his pocket that he constantly held on to. The officer, fearing that the suspect may be armed, conducted a lawful cursory search of the suspect’s outer clothing. The search revealed no weapons or contraband. The suspect was released without charge. The following provides a more detailed breakdown of the circumstances for each of the 40 related searches in the fourth quarter. CONSENT SEARCHES A Hispanic male pedestrian was contacted by an officer who knew that the subject used and sold narcotics. The officer thought that the subject might be armed and requested a consent search. The subject consented to the search and no weapons were located. The subject was released. A White male adult was detained along with another subject who was subsequently arrested for being dnmk in public. As the White male did not have any identification, the officer asked the subject if he would consent to a search for identification. The subject consented and no evidence or contraband was located. The subject was released. An officer conducted an investigative traffic stop of a vehicle with a white male adult driver immediately following a call of arson at Gurm High School. The officer requested the driver’s consent to search the car to determine if there was any evidence connecting him to this crime. The subject consented to the search which did not reveal any evidence or contraband. The subject was released. An officer stopped a White male adult for riding his bike without a light at night. The officer made contact with the subject who did not have any identification. The officer asked the subject for permission to search him for identification. The subject agreed and the officer conducted the search. No evidence or contraband was located. The subject was released. An officer stopped a Hispanic male adult as he was leaving the area where a residential burglary alarm had just been activated. The subject consented to a search by the officer. No evidence or contraband was located. The subject was released. CMR:395:06 Page 20 of 23 An officer stopped a vehicle for expired registration. The officer made contact with the driver, an Asian male adult. The subject told the officer that he had criminal history for residential and auto burglaries. The subject gave the officer consent to search his backpack. No weapons or contraband was located. The subject was released. An officer contacted an African-American male subject having pre-existing knowledge that he was involved in the use/sales of drugs. Based on this information, the officer asked the subject for permission to search the subject. The subject consented to the search. No evidence or contraband was located. The subject was released. An officer stopped an Asian male adult, for an expired registration violation. The officer suspected the subject might be connected with the use of narcotics and asked for a consent search. The subject agreed to the search. No evidence or contraband was located. The subject was released. An officer contacted an African-American male adult as he had lcnowledge that the subject frequently used narcotics. The officer asked for permission to search the subject. The subj~ect agreed to the search and no evidence or contraband was located. The subject was released. An officer stopped a White male adult for a hazardous moving violation. The officer suspected that the subject might be a drug user and requested a consent search. The subject consented to a search of his vehicle andperson. No evidence or contraband was located. The subject received a written warning and was released. An officer contacted a Hispanic male juvenile for riding a bicycle without a bike light after dark. The officer thought that the subject might have been drinking alcohol and asked for consent to search. The subject consented to the search and no evidence or contraband was located. The subject was released. An officer conducted a pedestrian stop on a Hispanic male adult. The officer knew the subject to be an abuser of narcotics and a burglar. There had been multiple commercial burglaries in the area and it was a very unusual place for a pedestrian (San Antonio and East Bayshore) to be at that hour (approximately 11:00 PM). Based on these factors the officer sought and obtained permission to search the subject. No weapons, contraband or evidence were found. The subject was released. An officer conducted a pedestrian stop for a being in the Baylands Park after dark (a Municipal Code violation) on an Asian male adult. Even though the subject was on probation with a search clause, the officer obtained permission to conduct a consent search. No weapons, contraband or evidence was found. The subject was released. CMR:395:06 Page 21 of 23 PROBABLE CAUSE SEARCHES An officer stopped a vehicle that had expired registration. The officer contacted the Hispanic male adult and detected an odor of marijuana. The vehicle was searched and no evidence or contraband was located. The subject was released. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that had an expired registration driven by a Hispanic male adult. The officer smelled the odor of marijuana which gave him probable cause to conduct a search of the suspect’s vehicle. No evidence or contraband was located. The suspect was released with a warning. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that had an expired registration driven by a white male adult. During contact with the driver the officer smelled the odor of marijuana and conducted a probable cause search of the vehicle. No evidence or contraband was located. The driver was released. An officer observed a subject wearing a chicken suit sprinting away from another subject and getting into a car. The officer thought that a street robbery had just occurred as the subject was carrying a backpack. The officer stopped the car and made contact with the driver who was a Hispanic male adult. The officer conducted a probable cause search. No evidence or contraband was located. The subjects were released. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle with expired registration. When the officer contacted the African American male juvenile driver he observed marijuana in plain-view inside of the vehicle. Based on these circumstances the officer conducted a probable cause search of the interior of the vehicle and the subject. Only a small amount of visible marijuana was recovered. The officer discarded the marijuana and released the subject. An officer assigned to the burglary detailed stopped a vehicle for expired registration. When the officer made contact with the driver, a Hispanic male adult, he observed an open container of alcohol. Based on the open container the officer conducted a probable cause search. No evidence or contraband was located. The subject was released with a warning. RESOURCE IMPACT Although the process has been streamlined, demographic data collection continues to be labor intensive. Along with the data entry efforts, approximately 200 hours of administrative staff time at an approximate cost of $10~000 is gpent reconciling the data and preparing analysis of the statistical information, review of the demographic data cards, citations and arrest reports. Staff continues to hope the workload will reduce in the future as processes are automated, benchmark criteria are standardized and workload reallocations are considered. CMR:395:06 Page 22 of 23 ATTACHMENTS Attachment A - Data Collection Process Attachment B - 2000 Census Data Attachment C - Demographic Data Tables Attachment D - Demographic Maps PREPARED BY: SHERYL A. CONTOI~ Coordinator, Police Technical Services DEPARTMENT HEAD: DENNIS BURNS Cap~n, Field Services Division! Police Chief CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: HARRISON Assistant City Manager CMR:395:06 Page 23 of 23 Demographic Co]]ection Process Demographic i~ffom~ation is captured on all self-iriitJated en.forcemen* vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle stops. Tlie Department’s Records Management System (I~MS) captures the following information: age, gender,. location of stop, reason for the contact, action taken by the officer (disposition of stop), city of residence for the individual contacted, and, whether or not a search of the individual was conducted. o If a search is conducted, the officer, notes the reason and o:utcome of the search. An officer must make a reasonable determination of the individual’s race during the contact in lieu of.asking the person. The following race categories being used for data collectio~ purposes are consistent with those used by other law enforcement agencies: White Afi-ican American / Black Hispanic Asian (Includes Other Asian, Chinese, Cambodima, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, and Vi emamese) Other (Jncludes Guamanian, American Indian, Mid-Eastern., Pacific Islander, Samoan, Hawaiian and Unknown). ,e.D C0 0 0 0O~ o~~0 00 i0 ~ 0 ooo~ c~c~ o~ 0 O~ Palo Alto Police Department This map is a product of theCity of(~Pal° AIIo GIS ATTACHMENT D - 3RD QUARTER , 11:k />-:: . The City of Palo Alto This map is a product of the Palo Alto Police City of Palo Alto GIS Department ~ Demographic Data Jan-Mar 2006 Beat 1 Race=White ~ 2154’ dtovam, 2o0r:~04-2614:15:41 (X’mc-maps~gls $~gls’~ad mlnXmeta\Vtow.Mdb ) This document is a graphic representaben only of best available sources. The City of Palo hJto assumes rio msponsib~ity for any errors. O1989 to 2006 City of Pato Alto @ The City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data Jan-Mar 2005 Beat 1 Race=African American This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS dlavale, 2006-04-27 07:05:09 ]Ills documenl is a graphic representation o~y of best avagable sources.(~cc-maps~lts$~gls~aflmin~meta\View.Md b)Tne City of Palo AJto assumes no relponsiblity for any eiiors. O1989 to 2006 City of Pido Nto The City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data Jan-Mar 2006 Beat 1 Race=Asian This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS T~IS documenl !s a graphic representalJon orJy of best available sources. The City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data Jan-Mar 2006 Beat 1 Race=Hispanic This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS O’2154’ diavare, 2006~4-27 07:16:38 Tills document is a graphic represenlatlon only of best avagable sources.(’~:¢q~la ps\gls$\glsL~dmJn’~mela\Vlew.Md b )The City of P~do Alto assumes no/tll, pea~ibill~ for any enors. ©1989 tO 2006 Clly of Palo The City of Palo Alto dtavate, 2006-04-27 08:31:52 Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data Jan-Mar 2006 Beat 2 Race=African American This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS "l~ls document is a graphic representation only of best ava~abte s~urces. The City of PaSo A~to assumes no respor~s~b~ity for any e~rors. ©1989 Io 2006 City of Palo PJto The City of Palo Alto dlavare, 200~-27 09:40:12(~cc-ma ps~Ls ~gis~adrr~n~ nela\Vlew.Mdb) Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data Jan-Mar 2006 Beat 2 Race=Asian This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS 0’3101’ Th~s document ls a graphic representation obly of best available sources, The City of Palo AJlo assumes no tespons~Jgy for any errors. ©1989 to 20~6 City of Palo Alto The City of Palo Alto This map is a product of the Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data Jan-Mar 2006 Beat 2 Race=Hispanic City of Palo Alto GIS Dis doCumenl Is a graphic representation only of best available seurces, Ti~e City of Pnlo Alto assu~s r~ respor~nlb~ity for any errors. @1989 to 2006 City of Palo Alto The City of Palo Alto dtavare, 2006-(~-27 10:22:39 (~\cc-ma ps\gls$~gls~adndn~eta\View.Mdb) This map is a product of the Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data Jan-Mar 2006 Beat 2 Race=White City of Palo Alto GIS O’3101’ Tills document Ls a graphic represenlatlon only of best ava~]able sources, The City o1 Pato ~to assumes no respons©~lty for any errors. ©1989 to 2006 City of P=do Nto The City of Palo Alto dtavare, 2006-04-27 10:12:26(~\cc*ma ps~gis $~gis’,admJn~neta\View.Md b) This map is a product of the Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data Jan-Mar 2006 Beat 2 Race=Unknown City of Palo Alto GIS 3101’ This d~cument is a graphic represenlalbn only of best available smJrces. The City of Pa]o Alto assumes no responslb~ity for any errors, @1989 to 20~6 City of PaJo Alto The City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data Jan-Mar 2006 Beat 3 Race=African American dtavare, 2006-04-27 11:15:18(~cc-msps\g]s$\gls~adminVneta\Vlew.Mdb) This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS 3Ills dccument is a graphic representation orgy of best avatiable sources. The City of Palo A~to assur~es no respo~sibtiity for a~y errors, ©1989 to 2006 City of Palo hJto The City of Palo Alto dtavare, 2006-04-27 11:26:45 Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data Jan-Mar 2006 Beat 3 Race=Asian This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS 0’3721’ Thls document is a graphic representail~a ~y of best available sources, Tile City of Palo kJ[o assumes no responsibltily for any enors. ©19891o 2(~06 C~[y of Palo Th~ City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data Jan-Mar 2006 Beat 3 Race=Hispanic This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS dtavam, 200~04-27 11:35:12 Th~s document is a graphic representation ordy of best avallaNe sources,(~cc~maps~jis $~gls*~d min’~meta\V] ew.Mdb)The C[iy of Palo hJto assumes no responsibility for any errors, ©1989 to 2006 City of Pa[o AJto ~Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data Jan-Mar 2006 The City of Beat4 P a 1 o A 1 t o Race=African American This map is a product of the City of Pale Alto GIS 2858’ dtavare, 2006-04-27 15:15:42 This document Is a graphic represenlation eNy of besl available sources.Tile Clly of Pale AJte assumes no responslbgEy for any errors. ©1989 to 2006 City of PB!o Alto The City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data Jan-Mar 2006 Beat 4 Race=Asian This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS 0’2858’ dtavare, 2006-04-27 15:24:17 Ibis document Is a graphic representation (x~ly of best avagal~e sl~Jrces.The City of Palo Alto assumes no respons~llty for any errors, O1989 to 2006 City of Palo Alto The City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data Jan-Mar 2006 Beat 4 Race=Hispanic This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS o’2858’ dtavare, 2006-04-27 15:31:01 This document Is a graphic representation only of I~est awilable sources.The Clly Of Palo Alto assumes no respor~lbll6y for lilly errors, @1989 to 2006 City of Palo .Alto The City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data Jan-Mar 2006 Beat 4 Race=Unknown This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS 0’2858’ dtavare, 2005~04-27 15:36:42 ]]lis document Ls a graphic representation o~y of best available sources,(~cc*maps~JiS $~gis~d mln’~neta\View.Md b)The City of Palo Alto assumes no responsibility for any errors, ©1989 to 2005 City of Palo Alto @ The City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data Jan-Mar 2006 Beat 4 Race=White This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS O’2858* dtavare, 2006-04-27 15:48:32(~cc~maps~gls$~jIs~dndn~meta\Vlew.Mdb) ~h!s document Is a graph~ representat~ only O! best avaUable sources. The City Of Palo Alto assurm~s no fesponslbl]iiy for any errors. ©1989 to 2006 CibJ of Palo AJto ATTACHMENT D - 4TH QUARTER The City Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data April-June 2006 Beat 1 Race=African American This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS The City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data April-June 2006 Beat 1 Race=Asian This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS kmo(h~r, 2006-08-21 07;01:14 @ The City Of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data April-June 2006 Beat 1 Race=Hispanic This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS @ The City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data April-June 2006 Beat 1 Race=White This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto G!S The City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data April-June 2006 Beat 1 Race=Unknown This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS The City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data April-June 2006 Beat 2 Race=African American This map is a product of the City of Polo Alto (318 3101’ Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data April-June 2006 Beat 2 Race=Asian This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS 3101’ The City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data April-June 2006 Beat 2 Race=Hispanic This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS The City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data April-June 2006 Beat 2 Race=White This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GI8 The City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data April-June 2006 Beat 2 Race=Unknown This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS The City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data April-June 2006 Beat 3 Race=African American This map is a product of the Ci~ of Palo Alto GIS 3365’ The Ci[y of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data April-June 2006 Beat 3 Race=Asian This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS A alE, lol Tho City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data ¯ April-June 2006 Beat 3 Race=Hispanic This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS 3365’ Th~ City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data April-June 2006 Beat 3 Race=White This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS 3365’ kmoller, 2006,08-21 10:06:53 The City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data April-June 2006 Beat 3 Race=Unknown This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS -Palo Alto The City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data April-June 2006 Beat 4 Race=African American This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS 28581 2006-08-21 10:26:52 The City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data April-June 2006 Beat 4 Race=Asian This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS @ The City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data April-June 2006 Beat 4 Race=Hispanic This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS The City o1" Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data April-June 2006 Beat 4 Race=White This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS The City of Palo Alto Palo Alto Police Department Demographic Data April-June 2006 Beat 4 Race=Unknown This map is a product of the City of Palo Alto GIS