In the 13-month period from July 2018 through July 2019, San Diego County Sheriff’s Department deputies reported 41,036 stops.Ībout 8 percent of the people stopped were perceived to be black, though black people make up just 4 percent of the population patrolled by county Sheriff’s deputies, according to 2018 population estimates published by county regional planning officials. Here’s some of what our analysis found in the numbers so far. Some local law enforcement officials rejected that notion and questioned some of the numbers presented. A report commissioned by the local ACLU chapter released this week also found disparities in stops involving black people, Latinos, LGBTQ people and the disabled, saying the results are evidence of discrimination. SDPD also recently contracted with the Center for Policing Equity to analyze its stop data, but the results are still forthcoming. The San Diego Police Department and San Diego County Sheriff’s Department were among the first agencies to gather and submit data to the state Department of Justice, which will conduct its own review of the stops. The passage of California Assembly Bill 953 in 2015 – known as RIPA – mandated the collection of race, gender and other demographic data during law enforcement stops with the aim of identifying possible bias and profiling. Photo by Adriana Heldizīlack people stopped by San Diego police and San Diego County Sheriff’s deputies are searched more often than any other race, even though officers find contraband on them less often, an analysis of police stop data by Voice of San Diego and the UC San Diego Extension Center for Research found.īlack people also have the greatest imbalance between stop rates and local population levels across both agencies, the data shows, though some law enforcement officials and union representatives disputed the value of such a comparison.Ī spokesman with the San Diego Sheriff’s Department said more time is needed to review and evaluate the data. The San Diego Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods committee reviews an annual report on police practices. Brews & News: Voice of San Diego Live Podcasts.San Diego Law Enforcement Searches Blacks More, Finds Contraband on Them Less | Voice of San Diego Close
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