2010 Mid Year Race and Gender Report

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BROOKLINE POLICE

DEPARTMENT

RACIAL/GENDER BREAKDOWNOF

POLICE/COMMUNITY

INTERACTIONS

2010MID-YEAR REPORT

DANIEL C.OLEAR Y

CHIEF OF POLICE


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2010MID-YEAR RACIAL/GENDER BREAKDOWN OF POLICE/COMMUNITY INTERACTIONS

ARRESTS:

During the first half of 2010, there were 351 arrests, up 7% from the 327 made during the same

period in 2009. In 2010, 45% of the people arrested were white, 27% were black, 20% wereHispanic, 5% were Asian/Pacific Islander, 3% were Middle Eastern/East Indian and none were

Native American/Alaskan Native. 78% of the arrestees were male and 22% were female. 21 of

the arrestees were juveniles.

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20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160 Arrestees by Race and Gender

Female 40 20 12 2 3 0

Male 118 75 58 16 7 0

White Black HispanicAsian/ Pacific

Islander

Middle

Eastern/ East

Indian

Native

American/

Alaskan

During the first six months of the year, the BPD also placed 29 people into protective custody

(for being under the influence of alcohol). 83% of these PCs were white, none were black, 10%were Hispanic, none were Asian/Pacific Islander, 7% were Middle Eastern/East Indian and none

were Native American/ Alaskan Native. Additionally, so far this year, there were 7 sex

offenders registered/registered in our system. All seven were men and 100% were white.

Arrests By Gender

Male

78%

Female

22%

The racial breakdown of

arrests for the sameperiod last year was 46%

white, 29% black, 21%

Hispanic, 2%Asian/Pacific Islander,

2% Middle Eastern/East

Indian and none were

Native American/Alaskan Native. 78% of

the arrestees were male

and 22% were female.

Mid-Year 2010 Arrests: 351

Race GenderWhite 158 Male 274

Black 95 Female 77

Hispanic 70

Asian/PacificIslander

18

Middle Eastern

/East Indian

10

Native American/

Alaskan Native

0

Unclassified 0

Total: 351 Total: 351

Prepared by: Crime Analysis Unit

Date Prepared: 7/26/2010

Data Source: Larimore RMS/Blaze Software


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FIELD INTERVIEWS:

During the first half of 2010, there were a total of 1,145 field interviews conducted, up 146%

from the 465 field interviews during the same period in 2009. Of these people who were stoppedand questioned for suspicious or nuisance activity, town-by law violations and/or interviewed as

part of an investigation, 57% were white, 16% were black, 13% were Hispanic, 2% were

Asian/Pacific Islander, 4% were Middle Eastern/East Indian and none were NativeAmerican/Alaskan Native. 7% were not identified by race. 74% of the people FId were maleand 26% were female.

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700Field Interviews by Race/Gender

Female 188 40 19 10 4 0 35

Male 468 147 132 12 40 1 49

Whit e Black Hispanic

Asian/

Pacific

Islander

Middle

Eastern/

East Indian

Native

American/

Alaskan

Unreported

In the first half of 2009, there were 465 field interviews

conducted. Of these people, 53% were white, 23% were

black, 13% were Hispanic, 3% were Asian/Pacific Islander,5% were Middle Eastern/East Indian and none were Native

American/Alaskan Native. 3% were not identified by race.

84% of the

people FId weremale and 16%

were female.

Fie ld Intervie ws by Gender

Male

74%

Female

26%

Mid-Year 2010 FIs: 1,145

Race GenderWhite 656 Male 849

Black 187 Female 296

Hispanic 151

Asian/PacificIslander

22

Middle Eastern

/East Indian

44

Native American/

Alaskan Native

1

Unreported 84

Total: 1,145 Total: 1,145

The map on the following page depicts fieldinterview hot spots during the first half of 2010.





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MOVING VIOLATIONS:

The following totals represent the number of persons stopped and issued a written moving

citation during the first six months of 2010. There were 10,666 moving violations issued, up46% from the 7,290 that were issued during the same period in 2009. Of the motorists issued

citations, 72% were white, 12% were black, 7% were Asian/Pacific Islander, 6% were Hispanic,

3% were Middle Eastern/East Indian and none were Native American/Alaskan Native. Of thesecitations, 59% were issued to male motorists and 41% were issued to female motorists. Duringthese six months, there were 0 non-inventory motor vehicle searches conducted.

Moving Violations by Gender

Unknown

0%

Female

43%

Male

57%

Moving Violations Issued by Race7,720

7 610

-286

20

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

9,000

ian/

fic

nder

Hispanic Native

American/

NativeAlaskan

Middle

Eastern/

East Indian

Unknown

1,253

77

-

1,000

2,000

3,000

White Black As

Paci

Isla

These figures nearly mirror the totals for last year with moving violations issued to motorist who

were 71% white, 14% black, 7% Asian/Pacific Islander, 6% Hispanic, 2% Middle Eastern/EastIndian and less than 1% Native American/Native Alaskan.

Mid-Year 2010 Moving Violations: 10,666

Race SexWhite 7720 Male 6122

Black 1253 Female 4544

Asian/Pacific

Islander

777 Unreported 0

Hispanic 610

Middle Eastern/

East Indian

286

Native American/

Alaskan Native

0

Unreported 20

Totals: 10,666 10,666





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CITIZEN COMPLAINTS:

During the first six months of 2010, there were 13 citizen complaints filed with the BPDs Officeof Professional Responsibility, down 7% from the 14 filed during the same period last year.

These 13 complaints were against 12 officers and four complaints were logged against the BPD.

Of the complaints, 25% were against white male officers (4), 25% against the Brookline Police

Department (4), 19% against black male officers (3), 13% against Asian male officers (2), 13%against Hispanic male officers (2), and 6% against a black female officer (1). Of the 13

complainants, 7 were white females, 4 were white males, 1 was a Hispanic female and 1 was a

black male. Two of the 13 complaints were appealed to the Board of Selectmen who upheld theDepartments finding of the complaint being unfounded.

BPD Personnel with Complaints4 4

3

2 2

1

0

0 .5

1

1.5

2

2 .5

3

3 .5

4

4 .5

White Male

Officer

BPD Black Male

Officer

Asian Male

Officer

Hispanic Male

Officer

Black Female

Officer

The relationship between complainant/officer, nature of the complaint and the finding is below:Complainant Officer Complaint Finding

1 WF WM Rudeness Not Sustained

2 WF HM Conduct Unbecoming Sustained

3 WM BPD Excessive Force Unfounded

4 WM BPD Neglect of Duty Unfounded

5 WF BM Discourtesy Unfounded

6 WF BF Discourtesy Mediated

7 WM BM Misconduct Unfounded

8 WM HM, WM, AM, WM Conduct Unbecoming Sustained

9 WF AM

Conduct Unbecoming,

Criminal Conduct Pending

10 BM BMDiscourtesy, Procedure(MV Stop) & Use of Force Open

11 HF BPD General Class D

Unfounded, Filed

& Referred

12 WF BPD Investigation Procedures

Unfounded, Filed

& Referred

13 WF WM Discourtesy Sustained

Documents

2010 Mid Year Race and Gender Report