Independence Police Dept
Independence is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, county seat and immediate suburb of Kansas City, with a popu- lation of 117,217. Ten major Interstates, highways and roadways allow direct access to the multiple racially diverse Kansas City metropolitan attractions located in the community; Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and historic home, Silverstein Eye Centers Arena , Super-Regional Independence Center Shopping Mall (2nd largest in KC Metro area with approximately 12 million annual visitors), 39th Street retail area, AMC 20 movie theater complex, Crysler Baseball Stadium, Community of Christ International Headquarters, colleges, community festivals, and multi-cultural dining venues. For 2022, Resident stops were 6,582. . . Non-Resident stops were 7,268 for a total stops of13,850. So, this was over 50% that were nonresidents. Significant traffic safety efforts are conducted along the major roadways and additional funding is provided for enforcement through state funded Hazardous Moving Violation grants, DWI Enforcement grants and Occupant Protection grants.

Due to the reduced manpower, modified COVID schedules, and modified COVID work/activity procedures sig- nificantly impacted 2020 and 2021' s data the 2022 data is compared to 2019 as this is a more accurate representation rather than the previous two years. City of Independence, 2022 disparity index for black, Hispanic and Asian drivers dropped after remaining fairly consistent over the previous five years. Black driver disproportions dropped from 3.63 in 2019 to 2.5 in 2022. The metropolitan attractions and thirty-one low income housing apartment complexes have influenced the racial composition of the motoring public to the community. The Independence Police Department is a professional law enforcement organization that is committed to impartial, competent, and courteous service to the public without regard to race, creed or gender. Officers receive annual training on cultural challenges and issues by ensuring and maintaining accountability in part through the integrity of the racial profiling documentation process in compliance with Missouri State Statute.