Law Enforcement Agency Requirements
*PLEASE NOTE: Reporting for the 2024 racial profiling report will open on January 1, 2025, and will be available until March 1, 2025, for motor vehicle stops conducted in 2024. (click here for a sample of the questions)
All agencies are REQUIRED to submit both the TCOLE fill form report and the Comparative Analysis report, unless filing EXEMPT.
Texas Occupations Code § 1701.164 specifies that TCOLE collect incident-based data in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 2B.0051 – 2B.0059. Chief administrators of law enforcement agencies that meet the reporting criteria must submit racial profiling reports to their governing body and TCOLE.
Each agency must file an online annual report by selecting and completing the reporting option that applies to their particular situation. Reports are filed online through TCLEDDS. The reporting period for the previous year begins on January 1st and ends March 1st.
The Reporting options are:
- Exempt - Agencies that do not make motor vehicle stops in the routine performance of duties must fill out the one page online exempt status report. The exempt status report contains agency contact information for the general public for questions about its racial profiling filing status. A comparative analysis is not required if reporting EXEMPT.
- Full Reporting - Agencies that make motor vehicle stops must fill out the online racial profiling report. The online report requires the completion of agency contact information for the general public and requires completion of both:
- An online form about the numbers of motor vehicles stops made; and
- Uploading a separate PDF Comparative Analysis document containing a statistical analysis of its motor vehicle stops compared to the gender and ethnic population of the agency's reporting area. It must also contain a statement as to if racial profiling complaints were made against the agency and, if so, a listing of all racial profiling complaints and the corresponding resolutions. Click here for more information
Please be advised that failure to submit the required report within the designated reporting period may result in license action against the chief administrator, civil penalties against the agency, or administrative penalties against the agency. See Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 2B.0055(f), 2B.0058(a); Texas Occupations Code § 1701.501(a)(2); 37 Texas Administrative Code § 223.2.
For questions, please contact your agency's Field Service Agent. Click here to find your FSA
Texas Law Enforcement Agency Racial Profiling Reports Submitted to TCOLE
2023 (revised 06.03.2024)
2022 (revised 03.08.2023)
2021 (revised 03.02.2022)
2020 (revised 05.26.2021)
2019 (revised 05.26.2021)
(Note: The 2011 thru 2015 Racial Profiling reports are no longer available on-line. A separate CD containing 2011, through 2015 reports is available for purchase at $35 each (CD disk) through an Open Records Request.)