Laserfiche WebLink
During 2017, New Brighton police officers made nearly 4,000 traffic stops. The New Brighton Department of Public Safety <br />(NBDPS) joined with other Ramsey County law enforcement agencies on January 9, 2017 to begin voluntarily collecting traffic <br />stop data. New Brighton initiated this effort to increase transparency and provide more context to the limited amount of <br />information than was previously captured. Minnesota law does not require the collection of this information. Starting in <br />January 2017, New Brighton officers began recording the following data on every traffic stop: <br />- Perceived race of the driver <br />- Gender of the driver <br />- Whether the driver was searched <br />- Whether the vehicle was searched <br />- The reason for the traffic stop (moving violation, equipment violation, investigative, or the result of a 911 call) <br />From the 3,962 total traffic stops, here are the answers to those five questions: <br />- Race: White 2,158 / Black 1,097 / Latino 286 / Asian 175 / Native American 18 / Other 228 <br />- Gender: Male: 2,628 / Female: 1,335 <br />- Persons searched: 280 <br />- Vehicles searched: 308 <br />- Reason for stop: Moving violation 2,320 / Equipment violation 1,159 / Investigatory 477 / 911 call 6 <br />NBDPS provides the below summary graphics of our data collection from last year pertaining to perceived race of the driver and <br />reason for the traffic stop, along with two data sets containing demographic information from our community, including 2010 <br />US Census Data and enrollment information from Irondale High School as of November 2017. More information about the City <br />of New Brighton and demographics are available on the City's website: http://www.newbrightommn.gov/about/ <br />Several important questions are not answered by this data collection effort: <br />1. Demographic information of drivers who reside in the City of New Brighton. <br />2. Demographic information of drivers who reside elsewhere but travel through New Brighton. <br />3. Demographic information of drivers who either commit a moving violation and/or have an equipment deficiency on <br />their vehicle; this report lists only those who were stopped by police. <br />NEW BRIGHTON DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY <br />January 7 - December 31, 2017 <br />listed traffic stop by race <br />Investigate, <br />12% +11 call, 0.15% <br />Equipment, <br />29% Moving <br />oil violation, 54% <br />reason for traffic stop <br />City demographics (2010 US Census <br />Data) <br />Two or more Asian/Padfic <br />categories Islander <br />sae 9% <br />Hispanic <br />12% <br />ironaaie sign acnooi aemographics <br />(November 2017) <br />American <br />Asian & <br />Other, 0.24%, <br />Endian/Alaska <br />Patifiic <br />Two or More IIS <br />Native, 0.30% Islander, <br />1 6.10% <br />Races, 2.30% <br />Hispanic, 4.4091. <br />Black or African <br />American, <br />6-60% <br />City demographics (2010 US Census <br />Data) <br />Two or more Asian/Padfic <br />categories Islander <br />sae 9% <br />Hispanic <br />12% <br />ironaaie sign acnooi aemographics <br />(November 2017) <br />