May 4, 2004 Executive Director
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SEARCH DISPARITIESIt appears that there were over 900,000 citations for which the “search” box on the citation was checked either “yes” or “no”. The exact number is difficult to determine from the Preliminary Tabulations. For example, Table C1 shows a total of 924,411 citations; Table C2 shows 930,805; and Table C3 lists 907,028 total citations issued. Since only about 40 searches on average for each department were reportedly conducted, the researchers noted that the numbers were so low that any meaningful analysis on a department level were statistically impossible. NON-WHITE SEARCH DISPARITIES Statewide, 2.0% of the white drivers that were cited were also searched, while 2.8% of the non-whites cited were searched. This results in what the researchers label as a “Non-White Disparity” of 0.8%. There is almost no change in this figure when looking at departments in various sized groups. The disparity figure ranges from 0.7% to 0.9% for the five size categories.
Of the forty-one searches conducted by departments on average over the 27 month period of the study, 7 involved female drivers and 34 were conducted in vehicles driven by male drivers. This means that 2.4% of the male drivers that were given citations also had some search of their vehicle conducted, while 1.3% of the cited females were also searched. The researchers compare these percentages and list a “Male Disparity” of 1.2%. When looking at the disparity by population groups, the only notable variances occur among the largest cities and the smallest towns. The cities of over 100,000 report a “Male Disparity” of 0.6% while towns with less than 10,000 residents have a “Male Disparity” of 2.3%. Of the 40 persons that were searched on average per department over the 27 months of the study, 2.0% of the white drivers that were cited were also searched. This figure is 3.1% for Blacks, 3.0% for Hispanics, 1.3% for Asians, 0.9% for Middle Eastern and 3.2% for Native Americans. (The 2000 U.S. Census classifies Middle-Easterners as white. Therefore, the researchers did not list this as a category in earlier tables. However, because it was a category that officers could list on the citation form, it appears here for the first time.) The bulk of the disparity for Blacks and Hispanics appears to result from communities of over 50,000 residents. On average, 2.3% of the white male drivers that were cited were searched. The number was 3.2% for non-whites, 1.3% for white females and 1.7% for non-white females. The small numbers of searches made it difficult for the researchers to conduct any meaningful analysis, especially when looking at a breakdown by population group. However, for the largest cities, where the largest number of searchers were conducted, the percentages are virtually identical for white (0.5%) and non-white (0.7%) females and white males (0.7%). The percentage of cited non-white males that were searched was 1.6%. This is approximately half of the statewide average. The researchers looked at those 847,715 cases where drivers were cited and searched, but not arrested. On average, departments searched 23 persons during the 27 month study period without arresting the driver. White drivers were searched and given a citation, but not arrested, 1.3% of the time. For non-white drivers, the figure was 1.9%. This produced what the researchers call a “Non-White Disparity” of 0.6%. A review of these figures by the population group of the department shows very little variances among all but the largest cities. Departments from communities of less than 100,000 residents searched citied whites without arresting them from 1.1% to 1.4% and non-whites 1.7% to 2.1% of the time. For the state’s five largest cities, the figures are 0.5% for whites and 0.8% for non-whites, with a non-white disparity of only 0.4%.
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