Wylie council places 2025 racial profiling analysis on file after presentation showing high warning rate and two uses of force in 14,127 contacts

At the Feb. 24 meeting, Assistant Chief Walters presented the Wylie Police Departments 2025 racial profiling analysis and said an independent audit by Dr. Eric Fritch and Dr. Chad Troelsen reviewed the departments data.

Walters summarized the report and highlighted several statistics: he said the department showed "roughly a 75% warning rate," which the department views as a measure of compliance-focused enforcement; he told the council that of about 14,127 traffic contacts in 2025 the department recorded two uses of force arising from those contacts and that neither resulted in documented medical treatment. "Out of 14,000 something traffic stops, 14,127 traffic contacts, we had 2 uses of forces as a result of that," Walters said.

Council members asked clarifying questions about year-over-year consistency and the portion of stops where officers knew the race of the violator prior to initiating contact. Walters said the auditors did not identify glaring inconsistencies and reported a data point—approximately 56% in the relevant measure—on whether the officer knew the race of the violator at the time a stop decision was made. Councilman Scott Williams thanked the department for its work and asked that the department promote use of the customer-facing app and technical tools that help isolate incidents for follow-up.

After discussion, Councilman Strang moved to approve Item G (place the report on file) and Councilman Duke seconded; the motion carried 6-0 with the mayor pro tem absent.

The action placed the report on the public record; the council did not take additional policy or disciplinary action based on the report during the Feb. 24 meeting.