Vinita Park Police Dept
At first glance, the Vinita Park Police Department's (MO0957700) racial profiling and traffic stop statistics may appear to be unbalanced as compared to the population size of the City of Vinita Park, which was calculated at a total of 1,970 residents in the 2020 U.S. Census. However, there are reasons why the Vinita Park Police Department conducted over 8,000 traffic stops in 2021. First and foremost, the Vinita Park Police Department, also known as the North County Police Cooperative (NCPC), is an Internationally Accredited Law Enforcement Agency by C.A.L.E.A. The North County Police Cooperative provides police services for not only the city of Vinita Park, but seven (7) additional municipalities in St. Louis County. Police services are contracted through the city of Vinita Park (NCPC) by the municipalities of Dellwood, Pine Lawn, Wellston, Uplands Park, Beverly Hills, Hanley Hills and Velda Village Hills. Police services are provided to nearly 17,000 residents within an approximate five (5) square mile area in the above listed municipalities. Six (6) of the eight (8) municipalities are nearly contiguous. Additionally, major state highways and other major throughfares are positioned throughout our policing areas, which equates to a very heavy flow of vehicle traffic. Additionally, according to the demographical make-up of all municipalities combined who receive police services from our organization, 90% of the population is African-American. Lastly, all traffic stop data, racial profiling data, N.I.B.R.S., etc. obtained from the above stated municipalities are tabulated under the Vinita Park Police Department's ORI (MO0957700).