2000-01 Latino Racial Profiling “Hot Spots”*
Law Enforcement Agency |
Population Over 16 |
Latino Population % |
2000 Stop Disparity Index |
2001 Stop Disparity Index |
2001 Search Rate |
Ratio Arrests/ Searches |
Aurora P.D. |
5,292 |
2 |
1.4 |
1.12 (25) |
8.0 |
2/2 |
Barry County Sheriff |
26,132 |
4 |
1.81 |
2.23 (34) |
17.65 |
2/6 |
Carl Junction P.D. |
3,880 |
1 |
1.54 |
1.56 (41) |
12.20 |
3/5 |
Carterville P.D. |
1,383 |
.7 |
3.57 |
4.7 (79) |
24.05 |
20/19 |
Carthage P.D. |
9,829 |
11.2 |
1.13 |
1.18 (299) |
12.71 |
38/38 |
Claycomo P.D. |
1,56 |
2 |
1.31 |
1.48 (160) |
16.88 |
29/27 |
Concordia P.D. |
1,873 |
1 |
1.65 |
2.79 (12) |
23.08 |
2/3 |
Crocker P.D. |
770 |
.5 |
5.1 |
6.61 (16) |
6.25 |
1/1 |
Diamond P.D. |
607 |
1 |
14.5 |
12.67(131) |
16.79 |
21/22 |
Dunklin County Sh. |
25,565 |
2 |
1.71 |
2.48 (12) |
33.33 |
1/4 |
Eureka P.D. |
5,483 |
1 |
1.39 |
1.32 (39) |
23.08 |
1/9 |
Goodman P.D. |
877 |
.5 |
20.45 |
14.43 (79) |
12.66 |
5/10 |
Jasper P.D. |
755 |
2 |
1.47 |
1.15 (6) |
0 |
0 |
Kennett P.D. |
8,594 |
1 |
2.74 |
2.41 (38) |
13.16 |
6/5 |
Leadington P.D. |
164 |
.6 |
1.42 |
2.05 (20) |
15.0 |
3/3 |
Lexington P.D. |
3,478 |
2 |
1.42 |
1.44 ( 29) |
20.69 |
2/6 |
Lone Jack P.D. |
403 |
.5 |
3.64 |
2.37 (15) |
6.67 |
1/1 |
Marshall P.D. |
9,720 |
6 |
1.9 |
1.26 (63) |
6.35 |
3/4 |
McDonald County Sheriffs |
15,422 |
8 |
1.82 |
O |
O |
O |
Monett P.D. |
5,650 |
10 |
1.73 |
1.43 (146) |
O |
19/0 |
Neosho P.D. |
8,048 |
4 |
1.18 |
1.48 (202) |
8.42 |
17/17 |
Newton County Sheriff |
40,360 |
2 |
1.45 |
2.39 (29) |
17.24 |
5/5 |
Noel P.D. |
1,120 |
33 |
1.12 |
1.31 (352) |
6.82 |
22/24 |
Oakview P.D. |
320 |
1 |
3.89 |
4.93 (67) |
7.46 |
0/5 |
Perry County Sheriff |
13,978 |
.4 |
1.22 |
2.28 (18) |
50.0 |
3/9 |
Pettis County Sheriff |
30,218 |
3.3 |
2.01 |
2.24 (88) |
32.95 |
34/29 |
Phelps County Sheriff |
31,541 |
1.1 |
8.03 |
7.65 (53) |
47.17 |
18/25 |
Pierce City P.D. |
1,063 |
.9 |
2.95 |
3.29 (18) |
0 |
0 |
Pineville P.D. |
584 |
.7 |
12.5 |
10.3 (90) |
13.33 |
4/12 |
Platte City P.D. |
2,922 |
2.6 |
1.64 |
1.14 (70) |
15.71 |
8/11 |
Platte Woods P.D. |
400 |
.8 |
2.38 |
3.56 (25) |
28.00 |
1/7 |
Saline County Sheriff |
18,711 |
3.7 |
2.54 |
1.85 (11) |
54.55 |
2/6 |
Sarcoxie P.D. |
1,037 |
.8 |
3.56 |
2.54 (10) |
20.0 |
0/2 |
Smithville P.D. |
4,104 |
1.4 |
1.18 |
1.88 (40) |
25.0 |
5/10 |
St. George P.D. |
1,111 |
.6 |
1.28 |
1.41 (14) |
0 |
0/0 |
Ste. Genevieve County |
13,691 |
.7 |
2.75 |
1.82 (12) |
16.67 |
0/2 |
Trenton P.D. |
4,991 |
1.5 |
1.39 |
1.39 (15) |
6.67 |
0/1 |
Warren County Sheriff |
18,693 |
1.0 |
1.73 |
1.35 (12) |
66.67 |
3/8 |
Washington P.D. |
10,238 |
1.9 |
1.59 |
1.22 (20) |
15.0 |
3/3 |
Woodson Terrace P.D. |
3,248 |
1.9 |
1.79 |
1.82 (35) |
22.86 |
2/8 |
* Stop disparity indices over 1.00 for each of 2000-01 and greater than 10 total stops during each year.
O = jurisdiction did not submit a report as required by state law.
Source: Missouri Attorney General, Annual Report On 2001 Missouri Traffic Stops (2002), at http://www.moago.org/rpexecsummary2001.htm; Missouri Attorney General, Annual Report on 2000 Missouri Traffic Stops (2001), at http://www.ago.state.mo.us/rpexecsummary.htm.