20-R-20 - 2019 Racial Profiling ReportRESOLUTION NO. 20 -R -20
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE 2019 RACIAL
PROFILING REPORT, AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH
WHEREAS, Article 2.134 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended, requires
the chief administrator of a law enforcement agency to submit an annual report to the governing
body of the municipality served that contains data obtained on traffic stops during the previous
calendar year, including an analysis of both the number of motor vehicle stops and the disposition
of such cases based on the race or ethnicity of the affected persons (the "2019 Racial Profiling
Report");
WHEREAS, the Chief of Police of the City of Schertz (the "City ") submitted the 2019
Racial Profiling Report to the City;
WHEREAS, the Chief of Police and City staff recommend that the City accept the 2019
Racial Profiling Report; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to
accept the 2019 Racial Profiling Report.
THAT:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
Section 1. The City Council hereby accepts the 2019 Racial Profiling Report.
Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true,
and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a
part of the judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 3. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with
any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the
provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws
of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the application of
such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City Council
hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid provision.
Section 6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which
this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Resolution, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
Section 7. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final passage,
and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 25th day of February, 2020.
ATTEST:
City Secretary, Brenda Dennis
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
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Ra h uti z, Mayor
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Racial Profiling Report I Full Report
Agency Name:
Reporting Date:
TCOLE Agency Number:
Chief Administrator:
Agency Contact Information:
Phone:
Email:
Mailing Address:
This Agency filed a full report.
Schertz Police Department
February / 2020
187203
Michael Hansen
210- 619 -1200
mhansen @schertz.com
1400 Schertz Parkway Building 6
Schertz, Texas 78154
Schertz Police Department has adopted a detailed written policy on racial profiling. Our
policy:
(1) clearly defines acts constituting racial profiling;
(2) strictly prohibits peace officers employed by the Schertz Police Department from
engaging in racial profiling;
(3) implements a process by which an individual may file a complaint with the Schertz
Police Department if the individual believes that a peace officer employed by the
Schertz Police Department has engaged in racial profiling with respect to the individual;
(4) provides public education relating to the Schertz Police Department 's compliment
and complaint process, including providing the telephone number, mailing address, and
email address to make a compliment or complaint with respect to each ticket, citation, or
warning issued by a peace officer;
(5) requires appropriate corrective action to be taken against a peace officer employed
by the Schertz Police Department who, after an investigation, is shown to have engaged
in racial profiling in violation of the Schertz Police Department's policy adopted under
this article;
(6) requires collection of information relating to motor vehicle stops in which a citation is
issued and to arrests made as a result of those stops, including information relating to:
(a) the race or ethnicity of the individual detained;
(b) whether a search was conducted and, if so, whether the individual detained
consented to the search;
(c) whether the peace officer knew the race or ethnicity of the individual detained
before detaining that individual; and
(d) whether the peace officer used physical force that resulted in bodily injury, as
that term is defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code, during the stop;
(e) the location of the stop; and
(f) the reason for the stop; and
(7) requires the chief administrator of the agency, regardless of whether the
administrator is elected, employed, or appointed, to submit an annual report of the
information collected under Subdivision (6) to:
(a) the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement; and
(b) the governing body of each county or municipality served by the agency, if the
agency is an agency of a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the
state.
Executed by: Michael Hansen
Chief Administrator
Schertz Police Department
Date: 02/06/2020
Schertz Police Department Racial Profiling Information
Total stops: 9,485
Gender
Female: 3,826
Male: 5,655
Unknown: 4
Race or ethnicity
Alaska Native /American Indian: 27
Asian /Pacific Islander: 209
Black: 1,440
Hispanic /Latino: 1,861
White: 5,945
Other: 3
Was race or ethnicity known prior to stop
Yes: 174
No: 9,311
Reason for stop?
Violation of law: 278
Preexisting knowledge: 94
Moving traffic violation: 7,007
Vehicle traffic violation: 2,106
Street address or approximate location of the stop
City street: 6,702
US highway: 1,546
County road: 528
State highway: 607
Private property or other: 102
Was a search conducted
Yes: 341
No: 9,144
Reason for Search
Consent: 39
Contraband in plain view: 8
Probable cause: 246
Inventory: 22
Incident to arrest: 26
Was Contraband discovered
Yes: 278
No: 63
Description of contraband
Drugs: 233
Currency: 5
Weapons: 4
Alcohol: 25
Stolen property: 9
Other: 35
Result of the stop
Verbal warning: 0
Written warning: 4,027
Citation: 5,348
Written warning and arrest: 46
Citation and arrest: 64
Arrest
Total: 110
Arrest based on
Violation of Penal Code: 62
Violation of Traffic Law: 3
Violation of City Ordinance: 0
Outstanding Warrant: 45
Was physical force resulting in bodily injury used during stop
Yes: 29
No: 9,456
Schertz Police Department
Annual Racial Profiling Report
Race or Ethnicity
Black
2019
15.2%
Result of Stop
209
2.2%
Verbal Warning
0
0.0%
Written Warning
4027
42.5%
Citations Only
5348
56.4%
Arrest Only
0
0.0%
Citations & Arrests
64
0.7%
Warning & Arrest
46
0.5%
Total
9485
Gender
174
1.8%
Male
5655
59.6%
Female
3826
40.3%
Unknown
4
0.0%
Race or Ethnicity
Black
1440
15.2%
Asian
209
2.2%
White
5945
62.7%
Hispanic
1861
19.6%
Middle Eastern
0
0.0%
Native American
27
0.3%
Other
3
0.0%
Unknown
0
0.0%
Race known prior to stop
Yes
174
1.8%
No
9311
98.2%
Reason for Stop
Violation of law 278 2.9%
Preexisting knowledge 94 1.0%
Moving traffic violation 7007 73.9%
Vehicle traffic violation 2106 22.2%
Location of Stop
City street
6702
70.7%
US highway
1546
16.3%
County road
528
5.6%
State highway
607
6.4%
Private porperty or other
102
1.1%
Seach conducted
Yes 341 3.6%
No 9144 96.4%
Reason for Search
Consent 39 11.4%
Contraband in plain view 8 2.3%
Probably cause 246 72.1%
Inventory 22 6.5%
Incident to arrest 26 7.6%
Was contraband discovered
Yes 278 81.5%
No 63 18.5%
Discription of contraband
Drugs
233
83.8%
Currency
5
1.8%
Weapons
4
1.4%
Alcohol
25
9.0%
Stolen property
9
3.2%
other
35
12.6%
Arrests
110
Arrests based on
Violation of Penal Code 62 56.4%
Violation of Traffic Law 3 2.7%
Violation of City Ordinance 0 0.0%
Outstanding Warrant 45 40.9%
Physical Force w /Injury Used
Yes 29 0.3%
No 9456 99.7%
2013
2104
Result of Stop
Verbal Warning
Written Warning
Citations Only
14710
99.3%
10710
99.0%
Arrest Only
30
0.2%
34
0.3%
Citations & Arrests
73
0.5%
74
0.7%
Warning & Arrest
Total
14816
10818
Gender
Male
Female
Unknown
Race or Ethnicity
African American
1630
11.0%
1204
11.1%
Asian
223
1.5%
184
1.7%
Caucasian
9568
64.6%
6737
62.3%
Hispanic
3335
22.5%
2631
24.3%
Middle Eastern
31
0.2%
50
0.5%
Native American
15
0.1%
12
0.1%
Other
14
0.1%
0
0.0%
Unknown
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Race known prior to stop
Yes
977
6.6%
370
3.4%
No
13839
93.4%
10448
96.6%
Reason for Stop
Violation of law
Preexisting knowledge
Moving traffic violation
Vehicle traffic violation
Location of Stop
City street
US highway
County road
State highway
Private porperty or other
Seach conducted
Yes
380
2.6%
433
4.0%
No
14436
97.4%
10385
96.0%
Search consented
Yes
No
Reason for Search
Consent
Contraband in plain view
Probably cause
Inventory
Incident to arrest
Was contraband discovered
Yes
No
Discription of contraband
Drugs
Currency
Weapons
Alcohol
Stolen property
other
Arrests
Arrests based on
Violation of Penal Code
Violation of Traffic Law
Violation of City Ordinance
Outstanding Warrant
Physical Force w /Injury Used
Yes
No
87 22.9% 79 18.2%
293 77.1% 354 81.8%
2015 2016 20
8003 98.7%
6431 98.4%
4766
48 0.6%
32 0.5%
35
56 0.7%
72 1.1%
69
8107
6536
4870
1042
12.9%
840
12.9%
673
128
1.6%
132
2.0%
95
4929
60.8%
4234
64.8%
3434
1976
24.4%
1301
19.9%
646
8
0.1%
18
0.3%
9
24
0.3%
10
0.2%
13
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
329
4.1%
204
3.1%
144
7778
95.9%
6331
96.9%
4726
341 4.2% 317 4.9% 290
7766 95.8% 6218 95.1% 4580
53 15.5% 25 7.9% 19
288 84.5% 292 92.1% 271
17 2018 2019
0 0.0%
3174
37.0%
97.9% 5312
62.0%
0.7% 0
0.0%
1.4% 55
0.6%
27
85681
0.3 %
50571
59.0%
3484
40.7%
271
0.3%
13.8%
1236
14.4%
2.0%
189
2.2%
70.5%
5595
65.3%
13.3%
1488
17.4%
0.2%
0
0.0%
0.3%
24
0.3%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0.0%
0
0.0%
3.0% 1 2151 2.5%
97.0% 1 83531 97.5%
192
2.2%
275
3.2 %
5436
2665
63.4%
31.1%
54811
64.0 %
1652
19.3%
1431
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0
0.0%
4
0.0%
6.0% 305 3.6%
94.0% 8263 96.4%
0
0.0%
4027
42.5%
5348
56.4%
0
0.0%
64
0.7%
46
0.5 %
9485
5655
59.6%
3826
40.3%
4
0.0%
14401
15.2%
209
2.2%
5945
62.7 %
1861
19.6%
0
0.0%
27
0.3%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
174
1.8%
9311
98.2%
278
2.9%
94
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7007
73.9%
2106
22.2%
6702
70.7%
1546
16.3%
528
5.6%
607
6.4%
102
1.1%
341
3.6%
9144
96.4%
6.6%
93.4%
included
below
10.5%
32
10
3.3%
217
71.1%
10
3.3%
38
12.5%
26
7.6%
215
70.5%
90
29.5%
63
18.5%
183
85.1%
2
0.9%
1
0.5%
0
0.0%
01
0.0%
29
13.5%
35
12.6%
111
110
42
37.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
69
62.2%
45
40.9%
3
0.0%
8565
100.0%
included
below
39
11.4%
8
2.3%1
246
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22
6.5%1
26
7.6%
278
81.5%
63
18.5%
233
83.8%
5
1.8%
4
1.4%
25
9.0%
9
3.2%
35
12.6%
110
621
56.4%
3
2.7%
0
0.0%
45
40.9%
291
0.3 %
94561
99.7%
February 24, 2020
City Council
City of Schertz
Re: Annual Racial Profiling Report
SCHERTZ POLICE DEPARTMENT
MICHAEL R. HANSEN, CHIEF OF POLICE
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BLDG 6 • SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
OFFICE: 210 - 619 -1213 • FAX: (210) 619 -1220
MHANSEN @SCHERTZ.COM
In accordance with the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 2.134 the attached compilation
of traffic stop information is submitted.
The required report must include the race or ethnicity of the individual detained, whether a
search was conducted, if the individual detained consented to the search and if the officer was
aware of the race or ethnicity of the individual before the stop was conducted.
Although Legislation does not offer any details concerning the evaluation of the data, over the
past few years it has become commonly considered acceptable if the diversity of the data is
somewhat similar to that of the demographics of the jurisdiction.
Our data of detained compared to the demographics of our city are proportionate. The following
statistics represents 96% of our population and 97% of the total detained.
Detained
Population*
Black 15.2%
9%
Hispanic 19.6%
26%
White 62.7%
61%
In addition to the statistical report, it must also provide information relating to each complaint
filed with the agency alleging that an officer engaged in racial profiling. There were no
complaints from traffic stops alleging that a Schertz Police Officer engaged in racial profiling
during this reporting period.
When reviewing the annual comparisons you will see that our data remains consistent from year
to year. This year, there were additional fields added and some changed by legislation.
The law specifically states that data collected as a result of the reporting requirements shall not
constitute prima facie evidence of racial profiling. In fact, I believe the data supports the
recognition that the Schertz Police Department continues to ethically and impartially enforce the
laws and ordinances for which we are responsible.
United in a spirit of teamwork, the Schertz Police Department, as a regional leader and in
partnership with the Community, is devoted to excellence in innovative and proactive public
service and safety while contributing to an exceptional quality of life.
Michael R. Hansen,
Chief of Police
* Demographic data is from the 2012 census report