Columbia 2022 Incident-Based Data

Columbia Police Department has posted its 2022 Incident Based Data on the city website.

Background information on CPD's 2022 IBD

Here is my initial discussion of the data. CPD might make changes, and there is more that could be done, but the overall picture is clear: disproportions against Black drivers remain very high. Comments on 2022 CPD IBD.

The first step in analysis is computation of rates and disproportions for all categories of information collected. Disproportions flag situations in which discrimination might be occurring, but the next step is documenting whether officers acted on convincing facts that are clearly independent of race. 2022 CPD IBD Basic Categories

The Incident-Based Data Columbia PD posts on the city website can be used to investigate what happened in each stop. For instance, you can use filters to see how officers in Beat 70D used consent searches. I've cleaned up the file a little to make it easier to use; for instance, the column headings are simplified and rearranged. User Friendly 2022 CPD IBD