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5 = Blacks Counted as White in Crime Stats =
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Ryan C 15.1 19 = Texas Sex Offender Registry Race/Ethnicity Audit =
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Ryan C 15.1 22 == Overview ==
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Ryan C 15.1 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}}
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Ryan C 15.1 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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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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Ryan C 14.1 40 1. **Accuracy Metrics**
Ryan C 15.1 41 1*. Initial accuracy: **89.48 %**.
42 1*. After manual verification: **92.27 %**.
Ryan C 14.1 43 1*. Remaining false positives to review: **2,590**.
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Ryan C 15.1 45 1*. Clusters of “Hernandez” surnames incorrectly marked as White.
46 1*. **Dequan**, a documented Black offender, listed as “Non-Hispanic White.”
Ryan C 14.1 47 1*. **Louby Innocent**, originally marked Black in Florida, appeared as White in Texas.
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Ryan C 15.1 49 == Methodology ==
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Ryan C 15.1 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.
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Ryan C 15.1 55 == Impact and Next Steps ==
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Ryan C 15.1 57 ~1. Archived original registry entries to preserve evidence before corrections.
58 2. Planned release of a comprehensive spreadsheet with all verified entries and source links.
59 3. Recommendation: Texas DPS should implement routine data audits to ensure accurate race/ethnicity reporting.
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Ryan C 11.1 83 [[Sex offender statistics comparison before and after nonwhites were correctly switched to their respective races.>>image:comparison.png||alt="image1.jpg"]]
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Ryan C 9.1 86 //Figure 1: [[Comparison>>attach:1000000503.jpg]]//
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Ryan C 5.1 88 [[image:blacks counted as white[Injustice_ ethnicity_ image_ images_ non-hispanic_ race_ texas_ white].jpg||alt="image2.jpg"]]
Ryan C 8.1 89 //Figure 2: [[Archived Examples>>attach:blacks counted as white[Injustice_ ethnicity_ image_ images_ non-hispanic_ race_ texas_ white].jpg]]//
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