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space-Main_Categories.Crime_&#38;_Justice.Blacks_counted_as_White"><div class="jumbotron"><div class="container"><h1 id="HBlacksCountedasWhiteinCrimeStats" class="wikigeneratedid"><span>Blacks Counted as White in Crime Stats</span></h1><p><img src="/bin/download/Main%20Categories/Crime%20%26%20Justice/Blacks%20counted%20as%20White/WebHome/20240605212514.jpg?rev=1.1" id="I20240605212514.jpg" class="wikigeneratedid" alt="20240605212514.jpg"/></p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div><div class="row"><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-8"><ul class="wikitoc"><li><span class="wikilink"><a href="#HBlacksCountedasWhiteinCrimeStats">Blacks Counted as White in Crime Stats</a></span></li><li><span class="wikilink"><a href="#HTexasSexOffenderRegistryRace2FEthnicityAudit">Texas Sex Offender Registry Race/Ethnicity Audit</a></span><ul><li><span class="wikilink"><a href="#HOverview">Overview</a></span></li><li><span class="wikilink"><a href="#HDataCollection">Data Collection</a></span></li><li><span class="wikilink"><a href="#HKeyFindings">Key Findings</a></span></li><li><span class="wikilink"><a href="#HMethodology">Methodology</a></span></li><li><span class="wikilink"><a href="#HScope">Scope</a></span></li><li><span class="wikilink"><a href="#HImpactandNextSteps">Impact and Next Steps</a></span></li><li><span class="wikilink"><a href="#HReferences">References</a></span></li></ul></li></ul><h1 id="HTexasSexOffenderRegistryRace2FEthnicityAudit" class="wikigeneratedid"><span>Texas Sex Offender Registry Race/Ethnicity Audit</span></h1><div class="wikimodel-emptyline"></div><h2 id="HOverview" class="wikigeneratedid"><span>Overview</span></h2><p>&nbsp;On <strong>September 9, 2023</strong>, Unbiased Crime Report (@UnbiasedCrime)<sup><span id="x_footnote_ref_1" class="footnoteRef"><span class="wikilink"><a href="#x_footnote_1">1</a></span></span></sup> published an in-depth analysis of the Texas Department of Public Safety’s sex offender registry, focusing on race and ethnicity misclassifications. The thread examines a database of 101,976 registrants and highlights systemic data errors that misrepresent non-White offenders as White.<sup><span id="x_footnote_ref_2" class="footnoteRef"><span class="wikilink"><a href="#x_footnote_2">2</a></span></span></sup></p><h2 id="HDataCollection" class="wikigeneratedid"><span>Data Collection</span></h2><p>&nbsp;1. Downloaded the full Texas Sex Offender Registry: <strong>101,976</strong> entries.<br/>2. Queried the database to flag potential mismatches between surnames, self-reported race/ethnicity, and demographic patterns.<br/>3. Used custom scripts to compute initial accuracy metrics.</p><h2 id="HKeyFindings" class="wikigeneratedid"><span>Key Findings</span></h2><p>&nbsp;1. <strong>Raw Misclassification Counts</strong><br/>* Hispanics flagged as “Non-Hispanic White”: <strong>11,541</strong><br/>* Blacks flagged as White: <strong>92</strong><br/>* Asians flagged as White: <strong>34</strong><br/>* Whites flagged as Black: <strong>1</strong></p><ol><li><strong>Accuracy Metrics</strong><ul><li>Initial accuracy: <strong>89.48 %</strong>.</li><li>After manual verification: <strong>92.27 %</strong>.</li><li>Remaining false positives to review: <strong>2,590</strong>.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Notable Examples</strong><ul><li>Clusters of “Hernandez” surnames incorrectly marked as White.</li><li><strong>Dequan</strong>, a documented Black offender, listed as “Non-Hispanic White.”</li><li><strong>Louby Innocent</strong>, originally marked Black in Florida, appeared as White in Texas.</li></ul></li></ol><h2 id="HMethodology" class="wikigeneratedid"><span>Methodology</span></h2><p>&nbsp;1. Automated surname-based queries to generate candidate mismatches.<br/>2. Manual review of flagged entries by cross-referencing public DPS records.<br/>3. Iterative re-runs to refine the matching algorithm and reduce false positives.</p><div class="wikimodel-emptyline"></div><h2 id="HScope" class="wikigeneratedid"><span>Scope</span></h2><p>This phenomena was not isolated to a single department. Most of the initial reporting was discovered in Texas <sup><span id="x_footnote_ref_3" class="footnoteRef"><span class="wikilink"><a href="#x_footnote_3">3</a></span></span></sup>, but later investigations were shown to exist in Florida<sup><span id="x_footnote_ref_4" class="footnoteRef"><span class="wikilink"><a href="#x_footnote_4">4</a></span></span></sup>  and New York<sup><span id="x_footnote_ref_5" class="footnoteRef"><span class="wikilink"><a href="#x_footnote_5">5</a></span></span></sup>. The total number of incidents and number still uncorrected and number of additional incidents is not clear at this time, but as this was not a one off incident, it's safe to assume that this is as of now a still growing problem.</p><h2 id="HImpactandNextSteps" class="wikigeneratedid"><span>Impact and Next Steps</span></h2><p>&nbsp;1. Archived original registry entries to preserve evidence before corrections.<br/>2. Planned release of a comprehensive spreadsheet with all verified entries and source links.<br/>3. Recommendation: Texas DPS should implement routine data audits to ensure accurate race/ethnicity reporting.</p><div class="wikimodel-emptyline"></div><h2 id="HReferences" class="wikigeneratedid"><span>References</span></h2><p>&nbsp;</p></div><div class="wikimodel-emptyline"></div><div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><div class="box"><div class="box-title"><div data-xwiki-non-generated-content="java.util.List&lt;org.xwiki.rendering.block.Block&gt;" data-xwiki-parameter-name="title" class="xwiki-metadata-container"><strong>Contents</strong></div></div><div data-xwiki-non-generated-content="java.util.List&lt;org.xwiki.rendering.block.Block&gt;" class="xwiki-metadata-container"><ul class="wikitoc"><li><span class="wikilink"><a href="#HBlacksCountedasWhiteinCrimeStats">Blacks Counted as White in Crime Stats</a></span></li><li><span class="wikilink"><a href="#HTexasSexOffenderRegistryRace2FEthnicityAudit">Texas Sex Offender Registry Race/Ethnicity Audit</a></span><ul><li><span class="wikilink"><a href="#HOverview">Overview</a></span></li><li><span class="wikilink"><a href="#HDataCollection">Data Collection</a></span></li><li><span class="wikilink"><a href="#HKeyFindings">Key Findings</a></span></li><li><span class="wikilink"><a href="#HMethodology">Methodology</a></span></li><li><span class="wikilink"><a href="#HScope">Scope</a></span></li><li><span class="wikilink"><a href="#HImpactandNextSteps">Impact and Next Steps</a></span></li><li><span class="wikilink"><a href="#HReferences">References</a></span></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><figure class="image"><img src="/bin/download/Main%20Categories/Crime%20%26%20Justice/Blacks%20counted%20as%20White/WebHome/comparison.png?rev=1.1" alt="image1.jpg" id="Icomparison.png" class="wikigeneratedid"/><figcaption><p>Sex offender statistics comparison before and after nonwhites were correctly switched to their respective races.</p></figcaption></figure><div class="wikimodel-emptyline"></div><p><em>Figure 1: <span class="wikiattachmentlink"><a href="/bin/download/Main%20Categories/Crime%20%26%20Justice/Blacks%20counted%20as%20White/WebHome/1000000503.jpg">Comparison</a></span></em></p><p><img src="/bin/download/Main%20Categories/Crime%20%26%20Justice/Blacks%20counted%20as%20White/WebHome/blacks%20counted%20as%20white%5BInjustice_%20ethnicity_%20image_%20images_%20non-hispanic_%20race_%20texas_%20white%5D.jpg" alt="image2.jpg" id="Iblackscountedaswhite5BInjustice_ethnicity_image_images_non-hispanic_race_texas_white5D.jpg" class="wikigeneratedid"/><br/><em>Figure 2: <span class="wikiattachmentlink"><a href="/bin/download/Main%20Categories/Crime%20%26%20Justice/Blacks%20counted%20as%20White/WebHome/blacks%20counted%20as%20white%5BInjustice_%20ethnicity_%20image_%20images_%20non-hispanic_%20race_%20texas_%20white%5D.jpg">Archived Examples</a></span></em></p></div></div><ol class="footnotes"><li><span class="wikilink"><a id="x_footnote_1" class="footnoteBackRef" href="#x_footnote_ref_1">^</a></span> &nbsp;<span class="wikiexternallink"><a class="wikimodel-freestanding" href="https://x.com/UnbiasedCrime"><span class="wikigeneratedlinkcontent">https://x.com/UnbiasedCrime</span></a></span></li><li><span class="wikilink"><a id="x_footnote_2" class="footnoteBackRef" href="#x_footnote_ref_2">^</a></span> &nbsp;<span class="wikiexternallink"><a class="wikimodel-freestanding" href="https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1700341490206310416"><span class="wikigeneratedlinkcontent">https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1700341490206310416</span></a></span></li><li><span class="wikilink"><a id="x_footnote_3" class="footnoteBackRef" href="#x_footnote_ref_3">^</a></span> <span class="wikiexternallink"><a class="wikimodel-freestanding" href="https://archive.ph/publicsite.dps.texas.gov"><span class="wikigeneratedlinkcontent">https://archive.ph/publicsite.dps.texas.gov</span></a></span></li><li><span class="wikilink"><a id="x_footnote_4" class="footnoteBackRef" href="#x_footnote_ref_4">^</a></span> &nbsp;<span class="wikiexternallink"><a class="wikimodel-freestanding" href="https://x.com/UnbiasedCrime/status/1707208951417454694"><span class="wikigeneratedlinkcontent">https://x.com/UnbiasedCrime/status/1707208951417454694</span></a></span></li><li><span class="wikilink"><a id="x_footnote_5" class="footnoteBackRef" href="#x_footnote_ref_5">^</a></span> &nbsp;<span class="wikiexternallink"><a class="wikimodel-freestanding" href="https://x.com/UnbiasedCrime/status/1707208951417454694"><span class="wikigeneratedlinkcontent">https://x.com/UnbiasedCrime/status/1707208951417454694</span></a></span></li></ol></body>
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