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Table of Contents
Race and Hispanic Origin Populations
in Iowa City as of April 1, 2010 1
Boards and Commissions 1
Human Rights Commission 1
Top Five Neighborhoods for
Youth Related Calls for Service 2
Referrals to Juvenile Court
Services (2011–2015) 2
Youth Charges by Race
and Hispanic Origin 3
Youth Curfew Violations 3
Race and Ethnicity Comparison,
2014–2015 to 2015–2016 4
Calls for Service to Schools 4
City of Iowa City Workforce
by Race and Hispanic Origin 5
Persons Applying 2015 5
Traffic Stops by Age, Race
and Gender (Male) 6
Traffic Stops by Age, Race and Gender (Female) 7
Charges by Race, Hispanic Origin
and Gender 2013–2014–2015 8
Community Police Review Board 9
In June 2012, the Iowa City City Council established
the Diversity Committee, which was formulated to
serve as an ad hoc council committee to review issues
relating to diversity within the City organization.
The committee reviewed the policies, practices and
procedures within the Iowa City Police Department
and the Transportation Services Department with the
intent to provide a set of recommendations to the City
Council on diversity-related matters. In March 2013, the
Diversity Committee supplied the City Council and City
staff with their recommendations. City staff developed
an implementation form and reporting process
designed to incorporate recommendations from
both the Diversity Committee and City staff. The City
Manager initiated a Diversity Task force and appointed
an Equity Director to ensure the recommendations are
implemented and in compliance with the goals of the
City Council. In 2015, the Council passed a resolution
supporting various recommendations from City staff
and the Diversity Committee.
Since then, staff issues a quarterly update on
the Diversity Initiative (which is available on the
City website) and continues to implement the
recommendations of the Diversity Committee.
“Advancing social justice and racial equity” is one of
the seven top priorities of the City’s Strategic Plan
for 2016-2017.
Boards and Commissions
Source: Voluntary Survey for Current Board/Commission Members
Remarks for Boards and Commissions:
• The City has over 130 persons serving on boards and commissions
• 80 responses in 2013, 85 responses in 2014 and 85 responses in 2015.
Race and Hispanic origin populations in Iowa City as of April 1, 2010
Remarks for population:
• All populations saw increases in Iowa City except for
American Indian or Alaska Native.
The following data reports are on calendar year 2015 except for
the data of the Human Rights Commission and Community Police
Review Board whose data is on a fiscal year for 2015 (FY 15).
White 82.5%
Black or African American 5.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native .2%
Asian 6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander
Hispanic or Latino* 5.3%
Two or More Races 2.5%
2014
Human Rights Commission
Source: Human Rights Commission Annual Report FY15
Remarks for Human Rights Commission:
• There has been a slight decrease in the number of complaints filed since 2013.
• Complaints alleging race, color, or national origin discrimination have remained
relatively stable.
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Black or African American (7) 10%
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American Indian and Alaska Native (2) 1%
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White (78) 92%
Black or African American (5) 6%
Hispanic or Latino (1) 1%
American Indian and Alaska Native (1) 1%
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*The U.S. Census Bureau asks persons to mark
the “race or races with which they most closely identify.”[ Ethnicity distinguishes between those
who report ancestral origins in Spain or Hispanic America (Hispanic and Latino Americans), and
those who do not (Non-Hispanic Americans).
Hispanics or Latinos may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race category.
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Top Five Neighborhoods for Youth Related Calls for Service*
Source: Iowa City Police Department Youth Report 2015
Remarks for Youth Related Calls for Service:
• The overall number of calls for service specifically classified as youth related
complaints increased about 47% from similar calls placed in 2010.
*There was an issue with the field population in the
CAD database that identifies the neighborhood
area for 2014. The Police Department identified this and had the software vendor correct it and
populate the fields correctly which may explain the difference in the numbers from the Youth
Report of 2014 and the Youth Report of 2015.
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Referrals to Juvenile Court Services (2011–2015)
Source: Iowa City Police Department Youth Report 2015
Remarks for Juvenile Court Services:
• Overall referrals to Juvenile Court Services declined by about 34% from 2011
to 2015.
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This number does not encompass all youth related calls for service, as the original call for service may not have been classified as involving youth, but was
listed by the type of incident, for example, shoplifting.
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Youth Charges by Race and Hispanic Origin
Source: Iowa City Police Department Youth Charges Report
Remarks for Youth Charges:
• Youth charges for all races declined from 2013 to 2015.
American Indian and Alaska Native
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino
Race unknown
Ethnicity unknown
% Change
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0 charges in any of the three years shown
0 charges in any of the three years shown
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Youth Curfew Citations
Source: Iowa City Police Department Youth Report 2015*
Remarks for Youth Curfew Citations:
• Citations have gone down by 27% since 2013.
Asian
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino
0 citations in any of the three years shown
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Total Number of Citations
*Although not under the jurisdiction of the Juvenile
Court Services youth can be cited for the local curfew law.
Of those 22 citations, 13 were described as
being White by race. Of those 13 White classified
citations, 3 individuals identified their ethnicity as being Hispanic. Youth issued this citation are not
referred to Juvenile Court Services.
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Asian or PI
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Youth charges are referrals to Juvenile
Court Services.
2015–2016
2013 2014 2015 Total racial minority Asian/PI Black Hispanic A. Ind.
Wood 127 94 105 71.1%-74% 4.5% 49.1% 17.1% *
Hoover 49 19 22 19.5%-24.3% 4.2% 8.1% 6.6% *
Lincoln 47 55 31 29.5%-36.3% 19.8% 8.9% *
Lemme 0 1 0 25.8%-29.7% 4.9% 7.9% 12.5% *
Weber 59 33 20 45.1% 7.1% 28.2% 9.8% *
Mann 20 12 10 41.9%-45.2% 14.5% 27% *
Horn 90 11 5 40.4%-42% 14% 21.5% 4.7% *
Lucas 58 34 34 40.5%-42.5% 2.5% 22.2% 15.6% *
Longfellow 48 45 48 12.2%-19.5% 11.2% *
Twain 40 39 42 58.4%-64.1% 35.5% 22.2% *
Shimek 27 14 11 6.3%-15.8% 5.1% *
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High Schools *
Tate 51 27 49 58.9%-64.2% 43.7% 14.6% *
City 178 135 166 36.9%-37.9% 4.6% 20.2% 11.9% *
West 165 178 183 31.4%-32.2% 8.4% 18.3% 4.6% *
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Junior High *
South East 68 137 152 39.9%-41.9% 3.8% 22.9% 13% *
Total 1080 891 777
Race and Ethnicity Comparison, 2014–2015 to 2015–2016
Source: Iowa City Community School District Enrollment, Demographics and Class Size
Report Winter 2015–2016
White 64.5%
Black or African American 19.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native .3%
Hispanic or Latino 8.4%
Asian/PI 6.7%
Other .2%
2014–2015
White 63.8%
Black or African American 20.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native .3%
Hispanic or Latino 8.4%
Asian/PI 6.8%
Other .2%
Calls for Service to Schools
Source: Iowa City Police Department Calls for Service Elementary, Jr. and Sr. High 2015
Iowa City Community School District Enrollment, Demographics and Class Size Report
Winter 2015-2016
Remarks:
• Calls for service to all schools has declined by 28% since 2013.
• Calls for service to elementary schools declined by 42% since 2013.
*Cell sizes less
than 10 have been suppressed.
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Calls for service are only for schools physically
located in Iowa City.
2013 White Black Hispanic Asian Native Total
Females permanent 172 5 1 3 1 182
Males permanent 411 10 15 3 0 439
Females temporary 253 8 6 10 2 279
Males temporary 195 7 4 5 1 212
Total 1031 30 26 21 4 1112
2014 White Black Hispanic Asian Native Total
Females permanent 161 5 0 2 1 169
Males permanent 397 12 14 2 0 425
Females temporary 226 6 6 6 1 245
Males temporary 149 9 3 7 1 169
Total 933 32 23 17 3 1008
2015 White Black Hispanic Asian Native Total
Females permanent 160 5 0 2 1 168
Males permanent 402 11 12 2 0 427
Females temporary 203 3 9 6 1 222
Males temporary 114 8 6 4 1 133
Total 879 27 27 14 3 950
City of Iowa City Workforce by Race and Hispanic Origin
Source: Iowa City Employee Statistics Report
Remarks for City of Iowa City Workforce:
• Since 2013 the number of City employees has decreased.
• 7.5% of City employees identified as Black, Hispanic, Asian or American Indian in 2015.
Persons Applying 2015
Source: Munis Enterprise Resource Planning
Remarks for Persons Applying:
• 1129 persons applied for City employment.
• 630 persons of that number voluntarily reported out on their race and Hispanic origin.
• Of that number 16% identified as Black or African American, Asian or Hispanic or Latino.
Total Applications 1129
White female 191
White male 341
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Asian female 10
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Black or African Am. female 17
Black or African Am. male 33
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Hispanic or Latino female 15
Hispanic or Latino male 23
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2013 Under 16 16-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total
No Classification of Race 0 7 24 8 8 6 5 58
Asian or Pacific Islander 1 44 239 60 28 14 7 393
Black or African American 3 114 472 235 149 93 22 1088
Caucasian 39 394 2272 809 614 563 371 5062
Hispanic or Latino 8 42 152 105 70 30 17 424
American Indian 0 3 8 5 4 1 2 23
Other 1 11 78 42 20 9 3 164
Unknown 1 5 18 11 10 2 1 48
Total 53 620 3263 1275 903 718 428 7260
2014 Under 16 16-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total
No Classification of Race 1 2 36 14 7 6 8 74
Asian or Pacific Islander 0 67 335 58 30 17 5 512
Black or African American 9 130 554 274 167 94 23 1251
Caucasian 32 455 2382 784 536 498 361 5048
Hispanic or Latino 3 37 176 91 82 31 4 424
American Indian 0 0 9 3 1 1 1 15
Other 1 16 67 42 31 21 5 183
Unknown 1 10 40 13 5 6 2 77
Total 47 717 3599 1279 859 674 409 7584
2015 Under 16 16-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total
No Classification of Race 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
Asian or Pacific Islander 3 78 335 69 27 15 6 533
Black or African American 9 109 669 254 143 82 15 1281
Caucasian 51 580 2588 802 537 529 436 5523
Hispanic or Latino 6 50 205 100 59 42 13 475
American Indian 0 0 6 4 2 1 1 14
Other 2 13 65 26 19 12 1 138
Unknown 1 8 39 16 7 8 2 81
Total 72 838 3908 1271 795 690 474 8048
Traffic Stops by Age, Race and Gender (Male)
Source: Iowa City Police Department Traffic Stop Report 2015
Remarks for Male Traffic Stops:
• Male traffic stops in Iowa City increased 10.8% from 2013 to 2015.
• Males aged 20-29 across all races were the most frequently stopped in 2015 at
about 49%.
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2013 Under 16 16-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total
No Classification of Race 2 3 18 10 11 4 1 49
Asian or Pacific Islander 2 16 115 35 19 6 8 201
Black or African American 6 56 285 131 91 41 8 618
Caucasian 30 327 1564 461 465 348 230 3425
Hispanic or Latino 3 21 87 47 21 17 3 199
American Indian 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 10
Other 0 6 20 8 12 3 1 50
Unknown 0 4 11 4 2 3 1 25
Total 43 435 2103 700 622 422 252 4577
2014 Under 16 16-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total
No Classification of Race 0 4 15 7 7 4 4 41
Asian or Pacific Islander 4 13 143 24 18 10 5 217
Black or African American 3 84 378 152 76 34 10 737
Caucasian 31 314 1529 447 334 330 230 3215
Hispanic or Latino 3 22 79 52 28 19 6 209
American Indian 0 0 7 4 0 1 1 13
Other 1 10 17 9 12 2 0 51
Unknown 0 3 14 8 4 2 0 31
Total 42 450 2182 703 479 402 256 4514
2015 Under 16 16-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total
No Classification of Race 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 4
Asian or Pacific Islander 2 36 152 28 23 10 3 254
Black or African American 7 76 317 159 71 39 11 680
Caucasian 38 407 1599 511 404 303 261 3523
Hispanic or Latino 5 29 101 43 34 17 4 233
American Indian 0 2 3 2 2 0 1 10
Other 2 3 18 10 6 3 0 42
Unknown 3 6 19 8 7 2 2 47
Total 58 559 2211 762 547 374 282 4793
Traffic Stops by Age, Race and Gender (Female)
Source: Iowa City Police Department Traffic Stop Report 2015
Remarks for Female Traffic Stops:
• Female traffic stops saw a modest increase of 5.3% more stops from 2013 to 2015.
• Females aged 20-29 across all races were the most frequently stopped in 2015 at
about 46% of total stops
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Totals by Ethnicity 2013 2014 2015
Hispanic or Latino 553 (8.6%) 440 (7.0%) 397 (7.1%)
Non-Hispanic or Latino 5804 (90.6%) 5712 (91.8%) 5106 (92%)
Unknown 48 (.74%) 68 (1.0%) 68 (1.2%)
Totals by Race 2013 2014 2015
White 4419 (68.9%) 4008 (64.3%) 3636 (65.2%)
Black or African American 1867 (29.1%) 2109 (33.8%) 1802 (32.3%)
Asian or Pacific Islander 84 (1.3%) 80 (1.2%) 100 (1.8%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 9 (.14%) 7 (.11%) 17 (0.3%)
Unknown 26 (.40%) 20 (.49%) 21 (0.4%)
Total Number of Charges 6405 6224 5577
Totals by Gender 2013 2014 2015
Male 5000 (78%) 4832 (77.6%) 4276 (76.7%)
Female 1405 (21.9%) 1392 (22.3%) 1301 (23.3%)
Totals by Race and Gender 2013 2014 2015
White Male 3517 (54.9%) 3118 (50%) 2747 (49.2%)
White Female 902 (14.0%) 890 (14.2%) 889 (15.9%)
Black or African American Male 1389 (21.6%) 1638 (26.3%) 1418 (25.4%)
Black or African American Female 478 (7.4%) 471 (7.5%) 384 (6.9%)
Asian or Pacific Islander Male 63 (.98%) 55 (.88%) 81 (1.4%)
Asian or Pacific Islander Female 21 (.32%) 25 (.40%) 19 (0.34%)
American Indian or Alaska Native Male 9 (.14%) 7 (.11%) 14 (0.25%)
American Indian or Alaska Female 0 0 3 (0.05%)
Unknown Male 22 (.34%) 14 (.22%) 16 (0.29%)
Unknown Female 4 (.06%) 6 (.09%) 5 (0.09%)
Charges by Race, Hispanic Origin and Gender 2013–2014–2015
Source: Iowa City Police Department Charge Report 2015
Remarks for Arrest Reports:
• Total number of charges has decreased by 13% since 2013.
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Each number represents a charge filed and not
necessarily a custodial arrest. An individual could
be charged with more than one criminal offense.
Allegations
Complaint #14-02
1. Excessive Use of Force – SUSTAINED
Complaint #14-03
1. Illegal Search of the Vehicle – NOT SUSTAINED
2. Harassment – NOT SUSTAINED
3. Use of a Racial Epithet – NOT SUSTAINED
Complaint #14-04
1. Responsibilities – NOT SUSTAINED
2. Obedience to laws and regulations – NOT SUSTAINED
3. Incompetence – NOT SUSTAINED
Complaint #14-05 – SUMMARILY DISMISSED
Complaint #14-06
1. Unlawful Search – NOT SUSTAINED
2. Unlawful Seizure – NOT SUSTAINED
Complaint #14-07 – WITHDRAWN
Complaint #14-08
1. Officer included inaccurate information in an official police report –
NOT SUSTAINED
2. This was retaliation against the Complainant for filing a complaint against
another officer in an earlier CPRB complaint – NOT SUSTAINED
Complaint #14-09 – SUMMARILY DISMISSED
Complaint #14-10 – SUMMARILY DISMISSED
Complaint #14-11
1. Officer failed to sufficiently investigate the motor vehicle collision as directed
by ICPD General Order 99-09, Section IV, Procedures. – NOT SUSTAINED
2. Officer’s determination that the Complainant was at fault in the accident was
incorrect and the traffic citation for following too closely should not have
been issued – SUSTAINED
3. Officer did not listen to the Complainant’s point of view in regard to how the
accident occurred – NOT SUSTAINED
4. Officer’s threat to take the Complainant to jail was inappropriate under these
circumstances – NOT SUSTAINED
5. Officer issued the Complainant a citation because she is not an “American”. –
NOT SUSTAINED
Complaint #15-01
1. Racial Profiling – NOT SUSTAINED
2. Discourtesy – NOT SUSTAINED
Community Police Review Board
Number and Type of Allegations
Eleven complaints were filed during the fiscal year July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015. Seven public reports were completed during
this fiscal period, one complaint was withdrawn and three complaints were summarily dismissed, one complaint filed in FY15
was still pending before the Board when the report was published.
Of the eighteen allegations listed in the seven complaints for which the Board reported, two were sustained.
The Board made comments and/or recommendations for improvement in police policy, procedures, or conduct
in three of the reports:
Complaint #14-02
The CPRB acknowledges that suitable
changes have been made to the
Weapons policy.
Complaint #14-04
The original eight allegations are
summarized in the three categories
listed to the right.
Complaint 15-01
CPRB acknowledges cultural
differences and mannerisms may
make it difficult to accurately assess
and interpret behavior, especially
when compared to others behavior/
responses.
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