​Racial and Identity Profiling Act

In 2015, the Governor signed Assembly Bill 953, known as the Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA) which requires the collection of specified demographic data by law enforcement agencies.  As outlined in Penal Code Section 13519.4, this Act also established the Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board for the purpose of eliminating racial and identity profiling, and improving diversity and racial and identity sensitivity in law enforcement.  In addition to reviewing agency data, the Board issues an annual report which includes detailed findings on the past and current status of racial and identity profiling.   

​Policy and Reports

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is committed to fair and impartial policing that is free of discrimination or bias. Departmental policy relating to racial and identity profiling and demographic data collection is contained in General Order 100.21 (PDF).

Additional information regarding RIPA, including the annual report, is available here.

As recommended by the Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board, the CHP asked academic researchers with the California Policy Lab to analyze our RIPA stop data, to include comparisons of enforcement and non-enforcement public contact data. In order to ensure transparency, this analysis is available for review here.

To further ensure public trust and transparency with CHP stop data, the California Policy Lab has completed a follow up study focusing on moving and non-moving violations as it relates to our RIPA data. This analysis is available for review here.