Safety, Wellness and Youth Committee
TO: SAFETY, WELLNESS, AND YOUTH COMMITTEE DATE: FEBRUARY 19, 2025 FROM: CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE WARDS: ALL
SUBJECT: RECEIVE A PRESENTATION ON THE 2024 RACIAL IDENTITY PROFILING ACT ANNUAL REPORT FROM DATA SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FROM THE RIVERSIDE POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM JANUARY 1, 2022 TO DECEMBER 31, 2022 ISSUE:
Receive a report on Riverside Police Department data included in the 2024 Racial Identity Profiling Act (RIPA) Annual Report from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
That the Safety Wellness and Youth Committee receive and file the 2024 RIPA Report.
BACKGROUND:
The Community Police Review Commission (CPRC) was established on April 11, 2000, through the approval of Riverside Municipal Code 2.76 and adoption of City Charter Section 810. The Commission was created to promote public confidence in the professionalism and accountability of the sworn staff of the Riverside Police Department. This is done through independent review of citizen complaint investigations, recommending changes in departmental policy, on-going public outreach and, when deemed appropriate by the Commission or Manager, conduct an independent investigation of citizen complaints. On January 26, 2025 the CPRC received a presentation on the 2024 RIPA Report. Following the presentation, the commission passed a motion to bring the report before the Safety, Wellness, and Youth Committee for further review.
Assembly Bill 953, the Racial and Identity Profiling Act of 2015 (RIPA), was passed by the California State Legislature and signed into law. It enacted Government Code section 12525.5, which requires state and local law enforcement agencies to collect data regarding stops of individuals and to report this data to the California Department of Justice (DOJ). The regulation requires officers to collect several categories of information, known as “data elements,” for each stop. Those data elements are:
The reporting officer’s agency’s originating agency identifier, which is a unique identifier assigned by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Type of stop
The date, time, and duration of the stop
The location of the stop
The perceived race or ethnicity of the stopped person as perceived by the officer The perceived gender of the stopped person as perceived by the officer The perceived sexual orientation of the person stopped
The perceived age of the stopped person as perceived by the officer Whether the officer perceived the stopped person as having limited or no English fluency The perceived or known disability of the stopped person Person stopped perceived to be unhoused
Whether the stop was made during the course of responding to a call for service Whether the stop was made during the course of performing a welfare or wellness check or an officer’s community caretaking function The reason for the stop (such as, the officer stopped the person for a traffic violation or because the officer had reasonable suspicion that the person committed a crime) The reason given to the stopped person (that is, the reason for the stop that was communicated to the stopped person) All of the non-force-related actions taken by the officer during the stop The basis for any search
Whether any contraband of evidence is discovered
All of the force-related actions taken by the officer during the stop The result of the stop (such as, the officer arrested the person or took no action) The officer’s identification number, which is the permanent identification number assigned by the officer’s law enforcement agency to the reporting officer and which will be used for all stop data reporting to the Department The officer’s years of experience at the time of the stop The officer’s assignment at the time of the stop (such as patrol or gang enforcement) Race or ethnicity of officer
The data collection period for the 2024 RIPA report was from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022, and was required to be submitted to the DOJ by April 1, 2023. Data collected is electronically submitted to the Department of Justice by the Riverside Police Department.
As required by AB 953, on July 1, 2016, the Attorney General established the Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (Board) for the purpose of eliminating racial and identity profiling, and improving diversity and racial and identity sensitivity in law enforcement. The Board engages in a variety of work in partnerships with state and local law enforcement agencies, community stakeholders, and academic researchers including:
Reviewing and analyzing policies and practices to make policy recommendations that will eliminate racial and identity profiling by law enforcement in California; Conducting and consulting evidence-based research on intentional and implicit bias and law enforcement stop, search, and seizure tactics; Reviewing and analyzing stop data and civilian complaint data required by the Racial and Identity Profiling Act, and Reviewing training by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards Training (POST) regarding racial and identity profiling required by RIPA.
The Board aims to improve law enforcement-community relations in California through collaboration, transparency, and accountability. To achieve that goal, the Board issues an annual report that can be located on the State of California Department of Justice Attorney General website.
DISCUSSION:
The 2023 and 2024 RIPA Report Analysis (Analysis) includes legislative history associated with Assembly Bill 953 and aligns 2020 U.S. Census data for the City of Riverside with stop data included in the Department of Justice 2024 RIPA Annual Report. The Analysis includes tables and identifies the most impacted groups or genders in each review category. A brief summary of the 2023 and 2024 RIPA Data Analysis findings are identified below. A complete copy of the analysis is included as an attachment to this report.
Race
2023 Analysis Finding*
2024 Analysis Finding*
Hispanic
White
Black
Hispanic
White
Black
Ethnic or Racial Data of Stops
8,867
6,409
2,451
8,050
4,525
2,381
Warning Provided
3,655
2,079
1,166
2,956
1,186
1,074
Citation Provided
4,235
3,720
878
4,010
2,745
828
Arrests Made with Warrant
324
213
128
338
220
174
Arrest Made W/O Warrant
581
322
258
647
273
257
*Aligned with U.S. Census composition for the City of Riverside Gender
2023 Analysis Finding*
2024 Analysis Finding*
Male
Female
Male
Female
Ethnic or Racial Data of Stops
13,209
5,812
11,900
4,490
Warning Provided
5,352
1,770
4,292
1,065
Citation Provided
6,237
3,635
5,860
2,945
Arrests Made with Warrant
558
118
632
112
Arrest Made W/O Warrant
954
225
983
238
*Aligned with U.S. Census composition for the City of Riverside STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This item contributes to Strategic Priority No. 5 High Performing Government and Goal 5.3 – Enhance communication and collaboration with community members to improve transparency, build public trust, and encourage shared decision-making.
The item aligns with each of the five Cross-Cutting Threads as follows:
Community Trust – This item enhances communication with community members by providing an independent review of pedestrian and vehicle stop data collected over the reporting period.
Equity – Regular review of RIPA Stop data provides an opportunity to identify recommendation to Police Department policy and/or practices.
Fiscal Responsibility – This item is neutral toward this thread.
Innovation – Riverside is committed to meeting community needs in a changing environment including alignment with Legislative directives to report RIPA stop data during pedestrian and vehicle stops.
Sustainability & Resiliency – This item ensures sustainability through ongoing evaluation of department performance year after year and in alignment with other law enforcement agencies.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.
Prepared by: Ruby Leann Castillo, CPRC Manager
Approved by: Mike Futrell, City Manager
Approved as to Form: Jack Liu, Interim City Attorney
Attachments: 2023 and 2024 RIPA Data Analysis
Presentation
RIPA Board Reports | State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General 2024 RIPA Annual Report Data Review ● Page 3