2006 Demographic Analysis of UT Police Contacts
Table 1. General Demographics of Contacts and Searches for all Traffic Contacts (2006)
| Race/Ethnicity * |
Contacts |
Searches |
Consensual Searches |
Probable Cause |
Custody Arrest |
| Caucasian |
3,212 (73.9%) |
457 (77.3%) |
79 (70.5%) |
65 (79.3%) |
313 (78.8%) |
| African |
316 (7.3%) |
39 (6.6%) |
8 (7.2%) |
1 (1.2%) |
30 (7.6%) |
| Hispanic |
283 (6.5%) |
50 (8.5%) |
10 (8.9%) |
10 (12.2%) |
30 (7.6%) |
| Asian |
475 (10.9%) |
42 (7.1%) |
15 (13.4%) |
5 (6.1%) |
22 (5.5%) |
| Native American |
5 (0.1%) |
none |
none |
none |
none |
| Other |
55 (1.3%) |
3 (0.5%) |
none |
1 (1.2%) |
2 (0.5%) |
| Total |
4,346 (100%) |
591 (100%) |
112 (100%) |
82 (100%) |
397 (100%) |
Table 2. Comparison of Traffic Stops of “Permanent Inhabitants” and UT Austin Demographics for 2006
| Race/Ethnicity * |
Demographics |
Traffic Stops |
| Caucasian |
39,494 (58.8%) |
1,149 (74.2%) |
| African |
3,020 (4.5%) |
70 (4.5%) |
| Hispanic |
10,582 (15.7%) |
69 (4.5%) |
| Asian |
8,973 (13.4%) |
241 (15.6%) |
| Native American |
328 (0.5%) |
3 (0.2%) |
| Unknown/Other |
4,794 (7.1%) |
16 (1%) |
| Total |
67,191 (100%) |
1,548 (100%) |
* Race/Ethnicity are defined by Senate Bill 1074 as being of a “particular descent, including Caucasian, African, Hispanic, Asian, or Native American.”
