Today we release an analysis of a MASSIVE amount of data on policing in San Diego - showing a *clear pattern of discriminatory policing* against black people by both the Police Dept and Sheriff.
Get the full report: policescorecard.org/sandiego
Here are the key facts. A thread(1/x)
Get the full report: policescorecard.org/sandiego
Here are the key facts. A thread(1/x)
We analyzed data recently made available in CA on every stop, search, arrest and use of force by police. Also got data from dozens of other depts for comparison. This is what policing looks like in San Diego over a one-year period. Who does that policing target? Well... (2/x)
San Diego police stopped black people over 35,000 times in ONE YEAR in a city with 88,000 TOTAL black population. Black people were 219% more likely to be stopped than whites, more likely in 85% of the map (10x more likely in the dark red areas). But it gets deeper... (3/x) 
Once black people are stopped in San Diego, police are more likely to search, arrest and use force against them. Oh and the San Diego Sheriff’s Department is engaging in the same discriminatory practices as the San Diego Police Dept. But it gets even worse... (4/x)
Police used every type of force more often on black people. A LOT more. That’s AFTER arrest rates are taken into account. Black people were also more likely to be arrested in the first place (70% of all arrests were minor offenses). That’s 5x higher police violence rate overall.
Not to mention the fact that San Diego police use more force than almost every police department in the state. Obscene. And what happens when residents file a complaint about this misconduct? NOTHING. AT. ALL. Not a single one of the 75 excessive force complaints were upheld.
These depts were also more likely to search and use force against people with disabilities and people perceived to be LGBT or Gender Non-Conforming. Especially if they’re black (Intersectional forms of oppression).
We haven’t even gotten to the jail deaths and police shootings data. It’s all a mess. And the police yesterday testified to the city’s public safety committee that they were “listening” but not gonna implement many of the community oversight board’s recommendations.🤦🏽♂️
Something has to change. If you live in San Diego, demand your city council change the police dept’s policies and invest in non-police based alternatives because this ain’t it. And if you’re not in SD, your city probably isn’t doing much better: policescorecard.org
Every police department in California is updating their use of force policies RIGHT NOW to be in compliance with new legislation. The time to show up and demand better policies (among other things) is now.
