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Category: Law Enforcement

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Background

In 2015, we filed a public records request with the New Bedford Police Department (NBPD) to seek “Field Interview & Observation” (FIO) reports completed by the NBPD between 2012 & 2014.

A high-level analysis shows:

• While Black people were estimated to comprise 7.4 percent of the 2013 5-year population of New Bedford, they made up 56.6 percent of stop subjects. This is a 49.2 percent disparity between the observed stop rate and expected stop rate based on race data.
• While white people were estimated to comprise 75.8 percent of the 2012 population of New Bedford, they made up 40.5 percent of stop subjects. This is a 35.3 percent disparity between the observed stop rate and expected stop rate based off of race data.
• While Hispanic people were estimated to comprise 17.5 percent of the 2013 population of New Bedford, they made up 26.1 percent of stop subjects. This is a 8.6 percent disparity between the observed stop rate and expected stop rate based on race data.
• While Non-Hispanic individuals were estimated to comprise 82.5 percent of the 2012 population of New Bedford, they made up 71.7 percent of stop subjects. This is a 10.8 percent disparity between the observed stop rate and expected stop rate based off of race data.

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• ACLU Request to New Bedford PD 2012-2014
• ACLU Request to New Bedford PD regarding encounters and race
• ACLU follow up about 7/1/15 request

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• 03/23/2015 New Bedford PD Response to ACLU Request
• 10/01/2015 New Bedford PD Response to ACLU Request, with documents

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Policies

• NBPD Policies 512-514 use of force & weapons
• NBPD General Order re Use of Less Lethal Force
• NBPD General Order re Use of Deadly Force
• NBPD General Order re FIO Report
• NBPD Gen Order #14-06 custodial procs
• NBPD Gen Order #3-20 antidiscrim harassment
• NBPD DDirective re High Energy Patrol Initiative
• NBPD Directive – Operation S.T.A.N.D.
• NBPD Directive – High Energy Patrol Initiative
• Certification Handbook
• ACLU follow up about 7/1/15 request
• NBPD Response with documents

Field Interrogation & Observation Reports

• New Bedford FIOs redacted

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