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17 +~= Texas Sex Offender Registry Race/Ethnicity Audit =
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20 +~== Overview ==
21 +On ~*~*September 9, 2023~*~*, Unbiased Crime Report (@UnbiasedCrime) 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.
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23 +~== Data Collection ==
24 +~1. Downloaded the full Texas Sex Offender Registry: ~*~*101,976~*~* entries.
25 +2. Queried the database to flag potential mismatches between surnames, self-reported race/ethnicity, and demographic patterns.
26 +3. Used custom scripts to compute initial accuracy metrics.
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28 +~== Key Findings ==
29 +~1. ~*~*Raw Misclassification Counts~*~*
30 + ~* Hispanics flagged as “Non-Hispanic White”: ~*~*11,541~*~*
31 + ~* Blacks flagged as White: ~*~*92~*~*
32 + ~* Asians flagged as White: ~*~*34~*~*
33 + ~* Whites flagged as Black: ~*~*1~*~*
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35 +2. ~*~*Accuracy Metrics~*~*
36 + ~* Initial accuracy: ~*~*89.48 %~*~*.
37 + ~* After manual verification: ~*~*92.27 %~*~*.
38 + ~* Remaining false positives to review: ~*~*2,590~*~*.
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40 +3. ~*~*Notable Examples~*~*
41 + ~* Clusters of “Hernandez” surnames incorrectly marked as White.
42 + ~* ~*~*Dequan~*~*, a documented Black offender, listed as “Non-Hispanic White.”
43 + ~* ~*~*Louby Innocent~*~*, originally marked Black in Florida, appeared as White in Texas.
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45 +~== Methodology ==
46 +~1. Automated surname-based queries to generate candidate mismatches.
47 +2. Manual review of flagged entries by cross-referencing public DPS records.
48 +3. Iterative re-runs to refine the matching algorithm and reduce false positives.
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50 +~== Impact and Next Steps ==
51 +~1. Archived original registry entries to preserve evidence before corrections.
52 +2. Planned release of a comprehensive spreadsheet with all verified entries and source links.
53 +3. Recommendation: Texas DPS should implement routine data audits to ensure accurate race/ethnicity reporting.
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55 +~== References ==
56 +~{~{footnote reference="1"}}Unbiased Crime Report (@UnbiasedCrime). “Texas Sex Offender Registry Analysis!” Twitter thread, Sep 9, 2023. Available at ~[~[Thread Reader App>>https:~/~/threadreaderapp.com/thread/1700341490206310416]]~{~{/footnote}}
57 +~{~{footnote reference="2"}}Texas Department of Public Safety. “Sex Offender Registry.” Available at ~[~[DPS Public Site>>https:~/~/publicsite.dps.texas.gov/SexOffenderRegistry]]~{~{/footnote}}
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