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Table of Contents
Race and Hispanic Origin Populations
in Iowa City 1
Boards and Commissions 1
Human Rights Commission 1
Top Five Neighborhoods for
Youth Related Calls for Service 2
Juvenile Court Services
Referrals/Charges 2
Total Juvenile Referrals/Charges
by Race and Hispanic Origin 3
Juvenile Curfew Violations 3
Race and Ethnicity Comparison 4
Calls for Service to Schools 4
City of Iowa City Workforce
by Race and Hispanic Origin 5
Persons Applying 6
Traffic Stops by Age, Race
and Gender (Male) 7
Traffic Stops by Age, Race
and Gender (Female) 10
Charges by Gender, Hispanic Origin
and Race 13
Community Police Review Board 14
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Boards and Commissions
Source: Voluntary Survey for Current Board/Commission Members
Approximately 115 persons serve on boards and commissions, 68 responded to the 2017 voluntary
survey. In prior years a higher number of responses were received averaging 82.5 from 2014-2016.
Race and Hispanic origin
populations in Iowa City as of
April 1, 2010
The following data reports are on calendar year 2017 except for the data
of the Human Rights Commission and Community Police Review Board
whose data is on a fiscal year for 2017 (FY 17).
White 82.5%
Black or African American 5.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native .2%
Asian 6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander 0%
Hispanic or Latino* 5.3%
Two or More Races 2.5%
2014
Human Rights Commission
Source: Human Rights Commission Annual Report FY17
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White (80) 88%
Black or African American (7) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (1) 1%
American Indian and
Alaska Native (2) 1%
2015
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.
2016
White (68) 85%
Black or African American (6) 8%
Hispanic or Latino (0) 0%
American Indian and Alaska Native (0) 0%
Asian (1) 1%
Two or More Races (5) 6%
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*Totals represent all
complaints filed in all categories each year
including those on an Iowa
Civil Rights complaint form.
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2017
White (58) 85%
Black or African American (7) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (0) 0%
American Indian and Alaska Native (0) 0%
Asian (0) 0%
Two or More Races (3) 4%
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Grant Wood Northwest Wetherby Southeast Downtown Lucas Farms
Total*
548
2016
386
2012
424
2013 369
2014
Top Five Neighborhoods for Youth Related Calls for Service
Source: Iowa City Police Annual Report 2017
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2013 326
2014
476
2012
Juvenile Court Services Referrals/Charges*
Source: Iowa City Police Annual Report 2017
2016
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*Totals represent calls for service specifically classified as juvenile related complaints. 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.
548
2015
2015
316
2017
259
*Totals represent the number of charges, not the number of individual subjects charged. Some individuals may have been charged more than once.
573
2017
Overall referrals to Juvenile Court Services declined by 46% from 2012 to 2017.
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200
180
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White 203
28% lower
2015
147
2013
132
2014
Total Juvenile Referrals/Charges by Race and Hispanic Origin
Source: Iowa City Police Annual Report 2017
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino**
Race unknown
Ethnicity unknown
5
0 0
197 179 184
63
20 24
44% lower
46% lower
80% lower
405
326 316Total*
100% increase
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White 26
20152013
13
2014
Juvenile Curfew Violations
Source: Iowa City Police Annual Report 2017*
Asian
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino
0 citations in any of the five years shown
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11 9
3 3
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27
22
Total Number of Citations
*Although not under the jurisdiction of the
Juvenile Court Services youth can be cited for the local curfew law.
**The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Uniform Crime Report (UCR) requires all law
enforcement agencies to report charge referral race, however Hispanic is defined as an ethnicity
and not a race.
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Male
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10
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Female
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Asian or PI
2 2 5
Youth charges are referrals to Juvenile Court Services.
*Totals represent the number of charges not the
number of persons charged. Some may have been
charged more than once.
**The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Uniform Crime Report (UCR) requires all law
enforcement agencies to report charge referral
race, however Hispanic is defined as an ethnicity and not a race.
2016
157
0
185
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2016
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% Change
2013 to 2017
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2017
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2017
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141
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259
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American Indian
and Alaska Native 0 charges in any of the five years shown
22
2017–2018
Native Am/ Pacific Island / Total
2017 Asian Black Hispanic Multiracial Alaskan Other Minority White
Alexander 41 4.3% 46.3% 16.7% 5.7% * * 72%-76% 24%-28%
Hoover 29 * 8.3% 6.7% * * 0 18%-22% 78%-82%
Horn 7 15% 25.5% 7.9% 5% * 0 52%-56% 44%-48%
Lemme 0 3.2% 8.2% 17.1% 6.8% * 33%-37% 63%-67%
Lincoln 41 8.3% 7% 7.8% 9.1% * 0 31%-35% 65%-69%
Longfellow 58 * 8.2% 3.8% 4.4% * 0 18%-22% 78%-82%
Lucas 24 3.1% 22.5% 22.1% 6.6% 0 * 53%-57% 43%-47%
Mann 24 * 13.6% 27.3% 5.8% 0 0 46%-50% 50%-54%
Shimek 15 * 6.6% * 4.9% 0 0 15%-19% 81%-85%
Twain 61 * 25.1% 31.7% 4.2% 0 0 61%-65% 35%-39%
Weber 24 7% 32.1% 3.4% 3.8% * * 44%-48% 52%-56%
Wood 85 3.2% 46.2% 20.2% 5.5% * 0 74%-78% 22%-26%
High Schools
City 182 4.1% 18% 16.3% 4.9% * 0 42%-46% 54%-58%
Tate 49 0 38.8% 13.3% * 0 0 55%-59% 41%-45%
West 193 10.6% 17% 8% 4.9% * 38%-42% 58%-62%
TREC* 27 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Junior High *
Southeast 99 2.7% 16.4% 16.6% 4.3% * 0 38%-42% 58%-62%
Race and Ethnicity Comparison, 2016–2017 to 2017–2018
Source: Iowa City Community School District Enrollment, Demographics and Class Size Report
Winter 2016–2017, 2017–2018
Asian 6.1%
Black 19.2%
Hispanic 11.5%
Multi-racial 5.2%
Native American/Alaskan .3%
Pacific Islander/Other .1%
White 57.6%
Calls for Service to Schools
Source: Iowa City Police Department Calls for Service Elementary, Jr. and Sr. High 2017Iowa City Community School District Enrollment Report 2017-2018
The Theodore Roosevelt Educational Center (TRC) serves students in 7th through 12th grade. Students are referred to TREC from their secondary school (referred to as homeschool).
* Cell sizes less than 10 have been suppressed. **The numbers for Longfellow are skewed with the two locations (Seymour and Barrington), as there was a concentrated
effort to ensure safety at the new school on Barrington with extra patrols and speed enforcement.
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Calls for service are only for schools physically located in Iowa City.
2016–2017
Asian 6.1%
Black 18.7%
Hispanic 11.5%
Multi-racial 5.%
Native American/Alaskan .02%
Pacific Islander/Other .1%
White 58.4%
City of Iowa City Workforce by Race and Hispanic Origin
Source: Iowa City Employee Statistics Report January 2017
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557
Permanent Employees
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584 583 558
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1
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562
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1
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317
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606
546
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516
White
357
387
Hourly Employees Female Employees Male Employees
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0
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20
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15 15 17
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19
Black or African American
17
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Total Permanent Employees 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
622 621 594 595 598
Total Hourly Employees 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
419 491 414 355 366
Total Female Employees 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
438 461 414 390 399
Total Male Employees 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
603 651 594 560 565
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Hispanic
15
6
The City has had no staff identify
as Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander from 2013-2017.
Since 2013 the number of City employees has decreased.
Since 2013 the number of Black or
African American, Hispanic, Asian,
and American Indian or Alaska Native male staff has increased
18.9% and for females 50%.
Permanent Employees Hourly Employees Female Employees Male Employees
Permanent Employees Hourly Employees Female Employees Male Employees
15
10
5
0
20
1
7
6
20
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1
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6
20
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20
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20
1
5
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8 9
20
1
6
6
Asian
88
Permanent Employees Hourly Employees Female Employees Male Employees
5
0
20
1
7
1
20
1
3
20
1
4
20
1
5
1 1 1
20
1
6
1
20
1
7
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20
1
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20
1
4
20
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5
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20
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6
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20
1
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20
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20
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20
1
6
2
20
1
7
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20
1
3
20
1
4
20
1
5
0 1 1
20
1
6
1
American Indian/Alaska Native
22
Permanent Employees Hourly Employees Female Employees Male Employees
Persons Applying 2017
Source: Munis Enterprise Resource Planning
Asian female 20
Black or African Am. female 55
Hispanic or Latino female 33
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2016 Total Applications 1419
Asian male 13
Hispanic or Latino male 19
Am. Indian/Alaska Native male 2
American Indian/Alaska Native female 1
White female 450
White male 505
Black or African Am. male 53
Black or African Am. female 26
Hispanic or Latino female 15
Asian female 12
Am. Indian/Alaska Native female 1
2017 Total Applications 1506
White male 376
White female 279
Black or African Am. male 60
Hispanic or Latino male 33
Asian male 27
American Indian/Alaska Native male 1
This is a voluntary survey for persons applying for positions with the City and so the number of applications does not match the number of responders.
Totals for All Races (Male) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Under 16 53 47 72 62 55
Age 16–19 620 717 838 947 879
Age 20–29 3263 3599 3908 4034 3747
Age 30–39 1275 1279 1271 1313 1409
Age 40–49 903 859 795 807 877
Age 50–59 718 674 690 586 645
Over 60 428 409 474 419 537
Total 7260 7584 8048 8168 8149
Traffic Stops by Age, Race and Gender (Male)
Source: Iowa City Police Department Traffic Stop Report 2017
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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
Caucasian
Black or African American
Asian or Pacific Islander
Unknown
No Classification of Race
Other
American Indian
Hispanic or Latino
Traffic Stops by Age, Race and Gender (Male)
Source: Iowa City Police Department Traffic Stop Report 2017
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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
Caucasian
Black or African American
Asian or Pacific Islander
Unknown
No Classification of Race
Other
American Indian
Hispanic or Latino
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
Caucasian
Black or African American
Asian or Pacific Islander
UnknownNo Classification of Race
Other
American Indian
Hispanic or Latino
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Traffic Stops by Age, Race and Gender (Male)
Source: Iowa City Police Department Traffic Stop Report 2017
2016
Under 16 16-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total
No Classification of Race 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Asian or Pacific Islander 2 55 385 52 38 17 5 554
Black or African American 11 142 777 326 185 88 19 1548
Caucasian 44 653 2551 794 497 441 381 5361
Hispanic or Latino 4 68 224 88 53 25 7 469
American Indian 0 2 7 3 2 3 0 17
Other 0 10 49 34 17 8 1 119
Unknown 1 17 41 15 15 4 6 99
Total 62 947 4034 1313 807 586 419 8168
Caucasian
Black or African American
Asian or Pacific Islander
Unknown
No Classification of Race
Other
American Indian
Hispanic or Latino
2017
Under 16 16-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total
No Classification of Race 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Asian or Pacific Islander 2 60 353 82 40 24 17 578
Black or African American 8 174 751 390 232 115 33 1703
Caucasian 40 570 2304 806 503 457 465 5145
Hispanic or Latino 4 51 217 77 60 29 14 452
American Indian 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 8
Other 0 13 65 31 22 16 6 153
Unknown 1 11 54 21 18 2 2 109
Total 55 879 3747 1409 877 645 537 8149
Caucasian
Black or African American
Asian or Pacific Islander
UnknownNo Classification of Race
Other
American Indian
Hispanic or Latino
Traffic Stops by Age, Race and Gender (Female)
Source: Iowa City Police Department Traffic Stop Report 2017
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Totals for All Races (Female) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Under 16 43 42 58 50 54
Age 16–19 435 450 559 662 622
Age 20–29 2103 2182 2211 2244 2267
Age 30–39 700 703 762 617 693
Age 40–49 622 479 547 473 462
Age 50–59 422 402 374 346 381
Over 60 252 256 282 243 318
Total 4577 4514 4793 4635 4797
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
Caucasian
Black or African American
Asian or Pacific Islander
Unknown
No Classification of Race
Other
American Indian
Hispanic or Latino
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
Caucasian
Black or African American
Asian or Pacific Islander
Unknown
No Classification of Race
Other
American Indian
Hispanic or Latino
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
Caucasian
Black or African American
Asian or Pacific Islander
UnknownNo Classification of Race
Other
American Indian
Hispanic or Latino
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Traffic Stops by Age, Race and Gender (Female)
Source: Iowa City Police Department Traffic Stop Report 2017
2016
Under 16 16-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total
No Classification of Race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asian or Pacific Islander 3 31 151 25 25 14 6 255
Black or African American 2 99 351 144 51 25 9 681
Caucasian 42 496 1601 396 362 289 222 3408
Hispanic or Latino 3 29 100 33 26 15 4 210
American Indian 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 4
Other 0 3 12 12 8 1 1 37
Unknown 0 3 27 7 1 2 0 40
Total 50 662 2244 617 473 346 243 4635
Caucasian
Black or African American
Asian or Pacific Islander
Unknown
Other
American Indian
Hispanic or Latino
2017
Under 16 16-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total
No Classification of Race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asian or Pacific Islander 1 22 154 27 23 12 4 243
Black or African American 6 75 418 145 66 32 20 762
Caucasian 37 481 1529 461 328 311 283 3430
Hispanic or Latino 7 34 127 46 28 23 9 274
American Indian 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4
Other 0 4 14 5 9 2 0 34
Unknown 2 6 22 9 8 1 2 50
Total 54 622 2267 693 462 381 318 4797
Caucasian
Black or African American
Asian or Pacific Islander
Unknown
Other
American Indian
Hispanic or Latino
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Traffic Stops by Age, Race and Gender (Female)
Source: Iowa City Police Department Traffic Stop Report 2017
Totals by Gender 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
n Female 1405 1392 1301 1232 1142
n Male 5000 4832 4276 4241 3593
Charges by Gender, Hispanic Origin and Race
Source: Iowa City Police Department Charge Report 2017
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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.
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
201520132014 2016 2017
Totals by Race and Gender 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
n White Female 902 890 889 906 806
n White Male 3517 3118 2747 2802 2200
n Black or African American Female 478 471 384 294 306
n Black or African American Male 1389 1638 1418 1327 1324
n Asian or Pacific Islander Female 21 25 19 22 19
n Asian or Pacific Islander Male 63 55 81 89 48
n American Indian or Alaska Female 0 0 3 3 2
n American Indian or Alaska Native Male 9 7 14 3 4
n Unknown Female 4 6 5 7 8
n Unknown Male 22 14 16 20 17
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
201520132014 2016 2017
Totals by Ethnicity 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Hispanic or Latino 553 440 397 439 349
Non-Hispanic or Latino 5804 5712 5106 4936 4299
Unknown 48 68 68 92 82
Allegations
Complaint #16-03
1. Unlawful Entry – NOT SUSTAINED
2. Unnecessary Use of Force – NOT SUSTAINED
Complaint #16-04
1. Unnecessary Use of Force (all officers) – NOT SUSTAINED
2. Failure to Activate Body-Worn Cameras (1 of 3 officers) – SUSTAINED
Complaint #16-05
1. Violated Complainant’s First Amendment Right to Freedom of Speech –
NOT SUSTAINED
2. Improper/Unlawful detention/arrest – NOT SUSTAINED
3. Improperly/Unlawfully did not allow Complainant to provide verbal
identification – NOT SUSTAINED
4. Failure to offer/administer a pre-arrest sobriety/breath test –
NOT SUSTAINED
5. Failure to inform Complainant of reason of arrest – NOT SUSTAINED
6. Improper/Unlawful search after arrest – NOT SUSTAINED
7. Improper handcuffing and intentionally causing pain and injury to
Complainant – NOT SUSTAINED
8. Profanity – NOT SUSTAINED
9. Fabricated probable cause – NOT SUSTAINED
The Board made comments and/or recommendations for improvement in police
policy, procedures, or conduct in two of the reports:
Complaint #16-03 – It was evident from the time the police arrived on the scene
that it was their intent that the suicidal person would receive necessary care at the
hospital. It was also evident that the police intended that no one be arrested, no
charge would need to be filed and that the transportation of the patient occur as
peacefully as possible without incident.
The Board felt the officers handled a very difficult situation very professionally;
however, one of the officers made the following comment at the hospital after the
patient stated that they were fine: “well you should have been fine earlier”. Also,
one of the officers made the following comment to one of the arrestees: “you’re
a grown ass man, look how you’re acting”. The Board felt that these comments
were unnecessary and inflammatory and de-escalation training may be in order to
improve future situations, especially in the case of distressed individuals.
Complaint #16-05 – Officer A did an excellent job of handling the situation. It
should also be mentioned that he was not only dealing with the complainant but
he also did an excellent job of encouraging his friends to keep a safe distance.
The Board was concerned that there was no audio with one of the videos. The
Board wants to ensure that the department’s equipment is both operating the way
its intended to, and is operated by the officers the way it is intended to.
Community Police Review Board
Source: Community Police Review Board Annual Report FY17
Number and Type of Allegations
Three complaints (16-05, 17-01, 17-02) were filed during the fiscal year July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017. Three public reports
were completed during this fiscal period (16-03, 16-04, 16-05). Two complaints filed in FY17 are pending before the Board
(17-01, 17-02).
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