How Diverse Are Bay Area Police Departments?

This table compares online demographic data for police departments with the latest population estimates by ethnicity from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The census category 'other' is the sum of two categories: those identifying as 'other' and those identifying with two or more ethnicities. San Jose Police Department figures are from a 2017 University of Texas traffic stop study commissioned by the city. Oakland figures are from a July 2018 city report. San Francisco Police Department figures are published on its website and it was last updated in March 2020. A percentage for 'other' was not available for the San Francisco Police Department.