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= Blacks Counted as White in Crime Stats =

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~= Texas Sex Offender Registry Race/Ethnicity Audit =

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~== Overview ==

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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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~== Data Collection ==

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~1. Downloaded the full Texas Sex Offender Registry: ~*~*101,976~*~* entries.

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2. Queried the database to flag potential mismatches between surnames, self-reported race/ethnicity, and demographic patterns.

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3. Used custom scripts to compute initial accuracy metrics.

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~== Key Findings ==

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~1. ~*~*Raw Misclassification Counts~*~*

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~* Hispanics flagged as “Non-Hispanic White”: ~*~*11,541~*~*

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~* Blacks flagged as White: ~*~*92~*~*

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~* Asians flagged as White: ~*~*34~*~*

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~* Whites flagged as Black: ~*~*1~*~*

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2. ~*~*Accuracy Metrics~*~*

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~* Initial accuracy: ~*~*89.48 %~*~*.

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~* After manual verification: ~*~*92.27 %~*~*.

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~* Remaining false positives to review: ~*~*2,590~*~*.

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3. ~*~*Notable Examples~*~*

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~* Clusters of “Hernandez” surnames incorrectly marked as White.

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~* ~*~*Dequan~*~*, a documented Black offender, listed as “Non-Hispanic White.”

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~* ~*~*Louby Innocent~*~*, originally marked Black in Florida, appeared as White in Texas.

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~== Methodology ==

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~1. Automated surname-based queries to generate candidate mismatches.

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2. Manual review of flagged entries by cross-referencing public DPS records.

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3. Iterative re-runs to refine the matching algorithm and reduce false positives.

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~== Impact and Next Steps ==

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~1. Archived original registry entries to preserve evidence before corrections.

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2. Planned release of a comprehensive spreadsheet with all verified entries and source links.

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3. Recommendation: Texas DPS should implement routine data audits to ensure accurate race/ethnicity reporting.

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~== References ==

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~{~{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}}

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~{~{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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[[Sex offender statistics comparison before and after nonwhites were correctly switched to their respective races.>>image:comparison.png||alt="image1.jpg"]]

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//Figure 1: [[Comparison>>attach:1000000503.jpg]]//

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[[image:blacks counted as white[Injustice_ ethnicity_ image_ images_ non-hispanic_ race_ texas_ white].jpg||alt="image2.jpg"]]

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//Figure 2: [[Archived Examples>>attach:blacks counted as white[Injustice_ ethnicity_ image_ images_ non-hispanic_ race_ texas_ white].jpg]]//

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