Between March 30 and April 22, DPS troopers made 167 misdemeanor arrests. Data shows 146 of the people arrested were Black or Hispanic.
Since the partnership between the Austin Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety began, nearly 9 out of 10 people arrested for misdemeanors by DPS are Black or Hispanic, according to data from the Travis County Attorney's Office.
Between March 30 and April 22, DPS troopers made 167 arrests. Of those arrests, 108 of the people were Latino, 38 were Black, and 20 were white. Less than 1% were Asian-American Pacific Islanders.shows the City's racial demographics as 47.1% white, 32.48% Hispanic/Latina/o/x, 8.93% Asian, 7% Black/African American, and 3.87% multi-racial.
County Attorney Delia Garza released a statement saying, "The demographic data we have complied from misdemeanor arrests referred to our office is extremely concerning. We have worked hard to build trust in communities of color and we risk eroding that trust if the operation between the City of Austin and DPS continues in its current iteration.
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