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QUICK FACTS AND FINDINGS <br />In 2019, Roseville Police officers made 4,123 traffic stops. Below are some of the key findings of this report: <br />■ In 2019, officers conducted 23.3% fewer stops than they did in 2018. <br />■ 77.8% of the traffic stops initiated were due to a moving violation (e.g. excessive speed, semaphore violation, <br />distracted driving). Vehicle violations made up 17.0% of the overall traffic stops. <br />■ Most traffic stops (83.6%) resulted in a warning for the driver. <br />■ During traffic stops, a person was searched in 4.1% of the stops. A vehicle was searched in 3.3% of traffic stops. <br />■ White drivers were searched during 3.1% of stops. Black drivers were searched during 7.4% of stops. <br />■ Male drivers were stopped at a rate of 58.7% and females at a rate of 41.3%. Male drivers were cited in 18.7% of <br />the stops and females were cited in 13.2% of the traffic stops. Males were searched at a higher rate than females <br />(5.7% to 2.9%, respectively). <br />■ 59.1% of the drivers stopped were White, 24.2% of drivers were Black, 7.0% of drivers were Asian, and 5.9% of <br />the drivers were Latino. <br />BACKGROUND <br />On January 9, 2017, all Ramsey County agencies that contract dispatch services with Ramsey County Emergency <br />Communication Center began voluntarily collecting data on every traffic stop. The goals of the countywide initiative are <br />to increase transparency and provide more context to the limited data that were previously captured. Prior to 2017, the <br />Roseville Police Department (RPD) only had access to data from traffic stops that resulted in a citation. <br />Minnesota does not require police officers to collect traffic stop data. Prior to 2017, minimal data were collected on most <br />traffic stops across the state. The initiative's goal is to collect traffic data on every traffic stop and thereby, increase <br />consistency in statistical analysis across agencies throughout Ramsey County. <br />Starting in January 2017, Roseville officers began to record the following data on every traffic stop: <br />■ The reason for the traffic stop <br />■ Perceived race of the driver <br />■ Sex of the driver <br />■ Whether the driver was searched <br />■ Whether the vehicle was searched <br />■ If the driver was warned or cited <br />As part of the data collection initiative, Roseville Police Department agreed to publish the data annually. This report <br />summarizes various characteristics of the traffic stops Roseville officers conducted in 2019. For reports from other <br />years, please visit the Transparency & Data Sharing page of the Roseville Police Department website. <br />CITY DEMOGRAPHICS <br />The most recent census of Roseville was conducted in 2010. The 2010 census showed the City of Roseville had a <br />population of 33,660, with 20.7% of the population being persons of color.' Since 2000, the City of Roseville has <br />' United States Census Bureau https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml <br />Service • Integrity • Respect • Innovation <br />