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Public safety director recommends independent review of traffic-stop data after quarterly report
Summary
The public safety director reported low violent crime but flagged racial disproportionality in traffic-stop data and recommended an independent holistic assessment; the commission agreed to schedule a consultant presentation for further review.
Public safety Director Bertiekama presented the department’s third-quarter report and recommended the commission explore an independent, holistic assessment of the department’s traffic-stop and crash-demographic data.
Bertiekama said violent-crime categories remain "extremely low" and highlighted that the department has collected traffic-stop demographic data since Jan. 1, 2022 — a dataset that now includes 3,206 stops and 1,028 traffic crashes. "I'm recommending exploring an…
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