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15 15  (% class="col-xs-12 col-sm-8" %)
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17 -~= Texas Sex Offender Registry Race/Ethnicity Audit =
18 -~{~{anchor name="texas-sex-offender-registry-race-ethnicity-audit"/}}
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19 19  
20 -~== Overview ==
21 -On ~*~*September 9, 2023~*~*, Unbiased Crime Report (@UnbiasedCrime) published an in-depth analysis of the Texas Department of Public Safety’s sex offender registry, focusing on race and ethnicity misclassifications. The thread examines a database of 101,976 registrants and highlights systemic data errors that misrepresent non-White offenders as White.
19 += Texas Sex Offender Registry Race/Ethnicity Audit =
22 22  
23 -~== Data Collection ==
24 -~1. Downloaded the full Texas Sex Offender Registry: ~*~*101,976~*~* entries.
25 -2. Queried the database to flag potential mismatches between surnames, self-reported race/ethnicity, and demographic patterns.
26 -3. Used custom scripts to compute initial accuracy metrics.
27 27  
28 -~== Key Findings ==
29 -~1. ~*~*Raw Misclassification Counts~*~*
30 - ~* Hispanics flagged as “Non-Hispanic White”: ~*~*11,541~*~*
31 - ~* Blacks flagged as White: ~*~*92~*~*
32 - ~* Asians flagged as White: ~*~*34~*~*
33 - ~* Whites flagged as Black: ~*~*1~*~*
22 +== Overview ==
34 34  
35 -2. ~*~*Accuracy Metrics~*~*
36 - ~* Initial accuracy: ~*~*89.48 %~*~*.
37 - ~* After manual verification: ~*~*92.27 %~*~*.
38 - ~* Remaining false positives to review: ~*~*2,590~*~*.
24 + On **September 9, 2023**, Unbiased Crime Report (@UnbiasedCrime){{footnote}} https://x.com/UnbiasedCrime{{/footnote}} published an in-depth analysis of the Texas Department of Public Safety’s sex offender registry, focusing on race and ethnicity misclassifications. The thread examines a database of 101,976 registrants and highlights systemic data errors that misrepresent non-White offenders as White.{{footnote}} https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1700341490206310416{{/footnote}}
39 39  
40 -3. ~*~*Notable Examples~*~*
41 - ~* Clusters of “Hernandez” surnames incorrectly marked as White.
42 - ~* ~*~*Dequan~*~*, a documented Black offender, listed as “Non-Hispanic White.”
43 - ~* ~*~*Louby Innocent~*~*, originally marked Black in Florida, appeared as White in Texas.
26 +== Data Collection ==
44 44  
45 -~== Methodology ==
46 -~1. Automated surname-based queries to generate candidate mismatches.
47 -2. Manual review of flagged entries by cross-referencing public DPS records.
48 -3. Iterative re-runs to refine the matching algorithm and reduce false positives.
28 + ~1. Downloaded the full Texas Sex Offender Registry: **101,976** entries.
29 +2. Queried the database to flag potential mismatches between surnames, self-reported race/ethnicity, and demographic patterns.
30 +3. Used custom scripts to compute initial accuracy metrics.
49 49  
50 -~== Impact and Next Steps ==
51 -~1. Archived original registry entries to preserve evidence before corrections.
52 -2. Planned release of a comprehensive spreadsheet with all verified entries and source links.
53 -3. Recommendation: Texas DPS should implement routine data audits to ensure accurate race/ethnicity reporting.
32 +== Key Findings ==
54 54  
55 -~== References ==
56 -~{~{footnote reference="1"}}Unbiased Crime Report (@UnbiasedCrime). “Texas Sex Offender Registry Analysis!” Twitter thread, Sep 9, 2023. Available at ~[~[Thread Reader App>>https:~/~/threadreaderapp.com/thread/1700341490206310416]]~{~{/footnote}}
57 -~{~{footnote reference="2"}}Texas Department of Public Safety. “Sex Offender Registry.” Available at ~[~[DPS Public Site>>https:~/~/publicsite.dps.texas.gov/SexOffenderRegistry]]~{~{/footnote}}
34 + ~1. **Raw Misclassification Counts**
35 +~* Hispanics flagged as “Non-Hispanic White”: **11,541**
36 +~* Blacks flagged as White: **92**
37 +~* Asians flagged as White: **34**
38 +~* Whites flagged as Black: **1**
58 58  
59 -~{~{footnotes/}}
60 -
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40 +1. **Accuracy Metrics**
41 +1*. Initial accuracy: **89.48 %**.
42 +1*. After manual verification: **92.27 %**.
43 +1*. Remaining false positives to review: **2,590**.
44 +1. **Notable Examples**
45 +1*. Clusters of “Hernandez” surnames incorrectly marked as White.
46 +1*. **Dequan**, a documented Black offender, listed as “Non-Hispanic White.”
47 +1*. **Louby Innocent**, originally marked Black in Florida, appeared as White in Texas.
62 62  
49 +== Methodology ==
63 63  
51 + ~1. Automated surname-based queries to generate candidate mismatches.
52 +2. Manual review of flagged entries by cross-referencing public DPS records.
53 +3. Iterative re-runs to refine the matching algorithm and reduce false positives.
64 64  
65 65  
56 +== Scope ==
66 66  
58 +This phenomena was not isolated to a single department. Most of the initial reporting was discovered in Texas {{footnote}}https://archive.ph/publicsite.dps.texas.gov{{/footnote}}, but later investigations were shown to exist in Florida{{footnote}} https://x.com/UnbiasedCrime/status/1707208951417454694{{/footnote}}  and New York{{footnote}} https://x.com/UnbiasedCrime/status/1707208951417454694{{/footnote}}. The total number of incidents and number still uncorrected and number of additional incidents is not clear at this time, but as this was not a one off incident, it's safe to assume that this is as of now a still growing problem.
67 67  
60 +== Impact and Next Steps ==
68 68  
62 + ~1. Archived original registry entries to preserve evidence before corrections.
63 +2. Planned release of a comprehensive spreadsheet with all verified entries and source links.
64 +3. Recommendation: Texas DPS should implement routine data audits to ensure accurate race/ethnicity reporting.
69 69  
70 70  
67 +== References ==
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