Should NTPD Collect Racial/Ethnic Data During ALL Traffic Stops?

The PA State Police will resume the collection racial, ethnic, and other data during traffic stops. State Police will collect data for 30 fields, including driver and passenger ages, gender, race and ethnicity, as well the length of the stop, any searches and search results. Read more about this here.

“PA Troopers take an oath to enforce the law without any consideration of class, color, creed or condition, and this data collection effort is one way to show the public we are upholding that oath,” Col. Robert Evanchick said in a statement.

Currently, the Newtown Police Department (NTPD) does not collect such information at all traffic stops unless it results in an arrest. 

This survey asks your opinion of requiring the NTPD to begin collecting such data at ALL traffic stops whether or not an arrest is involved. No identifying information is collected via this survey unless you opt-in to provide such information for purposes of follow-up by subscribing to John Mack's email newsletter. After completing the survey, you will be able to see a de-identified summary of the results to date.

DISCLAIMER: This is not an official Newtown Township Survey. It’s purpose was solely to inform John Mack, a Newtown Supervisor, of residents' opinions.