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| 5 | = Blacks Counted as White in Crime Stats = | ||
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| 19 | = Texas Sex Offender Registry Race/Ethnicity Audit = | ||
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| 22 | == Overview == | ||
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| 24 | On **September 9, 2023**, Unbiased Crime Report (@UnbiasedCrime){{footnote}} https://x.com/UnbiasedCrime{{/footnote}} 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.{{footnote}} https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1700341490206310416{{/footnote}} | ||
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| 26 | == Data Collection == | ||
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| 28 | ~1. Downloaded the full Texas Sex Offender Registry: **101,976** entries. | ||
| 29 | 2. Queried the database to flag potential mismatches between surnames, self-reported race/ethnicity, and demographic patterns. | ||
| 30 | 3. Used custom scripts to compute initial accuracy metrics. | ||
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| 32 | == Key Findings == | ||
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| 34 | ~1. **Raw Misclassification Counts** | ||
| 35 | ~* Hispanics flagged as “Non-Hispanic White”: **11,541** | ||
| 36 | ~* Blacks flagged as White: **92** | ||
| 37 | ~* Asians flagged as White: **34** | ||
| 38 | ~* Whites flagged as Black: **1** | ||
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| 40 | 1. **Accuracy Metrics** | ||
| 41 | 1*. Initial accuracy: **89.48 %**. | ||
| 42 | 1*. After manual verification: **92.27 %**. | ||
| 43 | 1*. Remaining false positives to review: **2,590**. | ||
| 44 | 1. **Notable Examples** | ||
| 45 | 1*. Clusters of “Hernandez” surnames incorrectly marked as White. | ||
| 46 | 1*. **Dequan**, a documented Black offender, listed as “Non-Hispanic White.” | ||
| 47 | 1*. **Louby Innocent**, originally marked Black in Florida, appeared as White in Texas. | ||
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| 49 | == Methodology == | ||
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| 51 | ~1. Automated surname-based queries to generate candidate mismatches. | ||
| 52 | 2. Manual review of flagged entries by cross-referencing public DPS records. | ||
| 53 | 3. Iterative re-runs to refine the matching algorithm and reduce false positives. | ||
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| 55 | == Impact and Next Steps == | ||
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| 57 | ~1. Archived original registry entries to preserve evidence before corrections. | ||
| 58 | 2. Planned release of a comprehensive spreadsheet with all verified entries and source links. | ||
| 59 | 3. Recommendation: Texas DPS should implement routine data audits to ensure accurate race/ethnicity reporting. | ||
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| 61 | == References == | ||
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| 83 | [[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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| 86 | //Figure 1: [[Comparison>>attach:1000000503.jpg]]// | ||
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| 88 | [[image:blacks counted as white[Injustice_ ethnicity_ image_ images_ non-hispanic_ race_ texas_ white].jpg||alt="image2.jpg"]] | ||
| 89 | //Figure 2: [[Archived Examples>>attach:blacks counted as white[Injustice_ ethnicity_ image_ images_ non-hispanic_ race_ texas_ white].jpg]]// | ||
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