January 9, 2015
Arlington City Council
101 W. Abram Street
Arlington, Texas 76010
Dear Distinguished Members of the City Council,
The Texas Legislature, with the intent of addressing the issue of racial profiling in
policing, enacted the Texas Racial Profiling Law in 2001. The Arlington Police Department, in
accordance with the law, has collected and reported traffic and motor vehicle-related contact data
for the purpose of identifying and addressing (if necessary) areas of concern regarding racial
profiling practices. In the 2009 Texas legislative session, the Racial Profiling Law was modified
and additional requirements are now in place. These most recent requirements have been
incorporated by the Arlington Police Department and are also being addressed in this report.
In this report, you will find three sections that contain information on traffic and motor
vehicle-related contact data. In addition, when appropriate, documentation is also a component
of this report, aiming at demonstrating the manner in which the Arlington Police Department has
complied with the Texas Racial Profiling Law. In section 1, you will find the table of contents in
addition to the Texas Senate Bill (SB1074); which later became the Texas Racial Profiling Law.
In addition, you will find the Texas HB 3389, which, in 2009, introduced new requirements
relevant to racial profiling. Also, in this section, a list of requirements relevant to the Racial
Profiling Law as established by TCOLE (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement) is included.
In addition, you will find, in sections 2 and 3 documentation, which demonstrates compliance by
the Arlington Police Department relevant to the requirements as established in the Texas Racial
Profiling Law. That is, you will find documents relevant to the implementation of an
institutional policy banning racial profiling, the incorporation of a racial profiling complaint
process and the training administered to all law enforcement personnel.
The last section of this report provides statistical data relevant to contacts, made during
the course of motor vehicle stops, between 1/1/14 and 12/31/14. In addition, this section contains
the TCOLE Tier 2 form, which is required to be submitted to this particular organization by
March 1 st of each year. The data in this report has been analyzed and compared to data derived
from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Fair Roads Standard. The final analysis and recommendations
are also included in this report.
The findings in this report serve as evidence of the Arlington Police Department’s commitment
to comply with the Texas Racial Profiling Law.
Sincerely,
Alex del Carmen, Ph.D.
Del Carmen Consulting, LLC
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