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Hewitt police present 2024 racial‑profiling report showing higher search hit rate, one complaint investigated
Summary
Hewitt Police Department reported 5,157 traffic stops in 2024, a rise from 2023, and told council the department’s contraband hit rate exceeded national benchmarks; the department reported one racial‑profiling complaint that an internal investigation found unfounded.
Hewitt Police Chief McGrath told the City Council on Feb. 3 that the department submitted its 2024 racial‑profiling report to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and to the council and that the report showed 5,157 traffic stops last year.
The report, Chief McGrath said, was accepted by TCOLE on Jan. 15. “If you move to page 15, you can see our total number of traffic stops in 2024 was 5,157,” he said, summarizing the agency’s submitted data.
Chief McGrath said officers reported not knowing the driver’s race before the stop in 94.8 percent of stops, a figure he said aligns with national…
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