Last summer, the Arizona Civil Rights Board sent a survey about SB 1070-related policies to the 134 law-enforcement agencies in the state, and 34 agencies responded.
Of the agencies that replied:
25 have a policy prohibiting racial profiling.
19 routinely ask about the immigration status of people they arrest.
6 routinely ask about the immigration status of crime victims.
4 routinely ask about the immigration status of witnesses.
3 routinely ask about the immigration status of people not suspected of a state or local crime.
2 keep information on whether immigration authorities were called during an investigative or traffic stop.
1 keeps information about the immigration status of a person contacted during one of those stops.
When asked whether they would be willing to adopt a policy prohibiting officers from inquiring about immigration status of certain groups:
9 said yes for crime victims.
9 said yes for witnesses.
4 said yes for people they don’t suspect of a state or local crime.
3 said yes for people they arrest.
Source: Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board
