SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

This assessment analyzes policing data, along with demographic and crime data, to identify which policing practices have patterns of racial disparities, and what factors may be contributing to those disparities.

DEPARTMENTAL CONTEXT

The population of Elgin, Illinois is 45% Latinx, 41% White, 6.2% Asian, 5.5% Black, 1.7% Multiple Racial Groups, and less than 0.05% Native. The total population of Elgin, Illinois is 112,497.

RESIDENT DEMOGRAPHICS

USE OF FORCE

The number of use of force incidents recorded each year with complete data varied from a high of 195 in 2016 to a low of 112 in 2019.

USE OF FORCE INCIDENTS PER YEAR

PERCENTAGE OF USE OF FORCE INCIDENTS, BY RACIAL GROUP, COMPARED TO POPULATION

RATES OF USE OF FORCE INCIDENTS AFTER ACCOUNTING FOR NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME RATES, POVERTY LEVELS, AND SHARE OF BLACK RESIDENTS

PERCENTAGE OF INCIDENT FREQUENCY EXPLAINED BY NEIGHBORHOOD FACTORS

VEHICLE STOPS

The total number of vehicle stops recorded each year varied from a high of 13,855 in 2017 to a low of 11,244 in 2019.

VEHICLE STOPS PER YEAR

CONTRABAND FOUND AND NOT FOUND IN VEHICLE STOP SEARCHES

CONTRABAND FOUND AND NOT FOUND IN VEHICLE STOP SEARCHES

CONTRABAND FOUND AND NOT FOUND IN VEHICLE STOP SEARCHES

SEARCH RATES AT VEHICLE STOPS

SEARCH RATES AT VEHICLE STOPS

PROPORTION OF VEHICLE STOPS OF EACH RACIAL GROUP THAT ARE MADE FOR EACH STOP REASON

PROPORTION OF VEHICLE STOPS OF EACH RACIAL GROUP THAT ARE MADE FOR EACH STOP REASON

PROPORTION OF VEHICLE STOPS OF EACH RACIAL GROUP THAT ARE MADE FOR EACH STOP REASON

PROPORTION OF VEHICLE STOPS OF EACH RACIAL GROUP THAT ENDED IN EACH OUTCOME

PROPORTION OF VEHICLE STOPS OF EACH RACIAL GROUP THAT ENDED IN EACH OUTCOME

PEDESTRIAN STOPS

The total number of pedestrian stops recorded each year ranged from a high of 512 in 2016 to a low of 108 in 2019.

PEDESTRIAN STOPS PER YEAR

PERCENTAGE OF PEDESTRIAN STOPS, BY RACIAL GROUP, COMPARED TO POPULATION

RATES OF PEDESTRIAN STOPS AFTER ACCOUNTING FOR NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME RATES, POVERTY LEVELS, AND SHARE OF BLACK RESIDENTS

PERCENTAGE OF STOP FREQUENCY EXPLAINED BY NEIGHBORHOOD FACTORS

CONTRABAND FOUND AND NOT FOUND IN PEDESTRIAN STOP SEARCHES

RATIOS OF SEARCH RATES AT PEDESTRIAN STOPS

RATIOS OF SEARCH RATES AT PEDESTRIAN STOPS

NEXT STEPS

Measure and monitor

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Investigate to learn more

Learn as much as possible about the situations when a disparity occurs or is most severe, in order to understand how to address it.

Identify risk factors and develop targeted interventions

You can then address risk factors by improving written policies and partnering with the community to develop targeted interventions.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Funding for this platform was provided by Google.org, Players Coalition, Joyce Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, and Lyda Hill Philanthropies. Funding for development of the National Justice Database infrastructure and the original analytic plan upon which these analyses are based was provided by the National Science Foundation, under awards led by Principal Investigators Phillip Atiba Goff, Jack Glaser, Amanda Geller, Steven Raphael, and Amelia Haviland.

Suggested citation: Center for Policing Equity (2021). Assessment of Elgin Police Department. Justice Navigator, justicenavigator.org.

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