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19		-= Texas Sex Offender Registry Race/Ethnicity Audit =
	19	+= Texas Sex Offender Registry Race/Ethnicity Audit = {{anchor name=“texas-sex-offender-registry-race-ethnicity-audit”/}}
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	21	+== Overview == 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.
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22		-== Overview ==
	23	+== Data Collection == 1. Downloaded the full Texas Sex Offender Registry: **101,976** entries.\\2. Queried the database to flag potential mismatches between surnames, self-reported race/ethnicity, and demographic patterns.\\3. Used custom scripts to compute initial accuracy metrics.
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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}}
	25	+== Key Findings == 1. **Raw Misclassification Counts**\\* Hispanics flagged as “Non-Hispanic White”: **11,541**\\* Blacks flagged as White: **92**\\* Asians flagged as White: **34**\\* Whites flagged as Black: **1**
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26		-== Data Collection ==
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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.
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32		-== Key Findings ==
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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**
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40	40	1. **Accuracy Metrics**
41		-1*. Initial accuracy: **89.48 %**.
42		-1*. After manual verification: **92.27 %**.
	28	+1*. Initial accuracy: **89.48 %**.\\
	29	+1*. After manual verification: **92.27 %**.\\
43	43	1*. Remaining false positives to review: **2,590**.
44	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.”
	32	+1*. Clusters of “Hernandez” surnames incorrectly marked as White.\\
	33	+1*. **Dequan**, a documented Black offender, listed as “Non-Hispanic White.”\\
47	47	1*. **Louby Innocent**, originally marked Black in Florida, appeared as White in Texas.
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49		-== Methodology ==
	36	+== Methodology == 1. Automated surname-based queries to generate candidate mismatches.\\2. Manual review of flagged entries by cross-referencing public DPS records.\\3. Iterative re-runs to refine the matching algorithm and reduce false positives.
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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.
	38	+== Impact and Next Steps == 1. Archived original registry entries to preserve evidence before corrections.\\2. Planned release of a comprehensive spreadsheet with all verified entries and source links.\\3. Recommendation: Texas DPS should implement routine data audits to ensure accurate race/ethnicity reporting.
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	40	+== References == {{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}}\\{{footnote reference=“2”}}Texas Department of Public Safety. “Sex Offender Registry.” Available at [[DPS Public Site>>https:~/~/publicsite.dps.texas.gov/SexOffenderRegistry]]{{/footnote}}
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56		-== Scope ==
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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.
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60		-== Impact and Next Steps ==
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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.
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67		-== References ==
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