Redwood City Police Department Demographics

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Welcome to our new Demographics page. Here, you will find information about the Redwood City Police Officers, who they are and how they represent the community. We have compiled demographic data, including information about Officers' race, sex, rank and age (current or at time of departure or retirement).

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Overview

Quick Facts

Since 2005 an annual average of 13% of RCPD officers are female, whereas 11% of RCPD (9 officers) are female in 2021.
Among upper ranking officers in RCPD, since 2005 an annual average of 9% of RCPD upper ranking officers are female, whereas 10% of upper ranking RCPD (2 officers) are female in 2021.
Since 2005 an annual average of 36% of RCPD officers are People of Color (POC), whereas 42% of RCPD (35 officers) are POC in 2021.
Among upper ranking officers in RCPD, since 2005 an annual average of 23% of RCPD upper ranking officers are People of Color (POC), whereas 30% of upper ranking RCPD (6 officers) are POC in 2021.

Redwood City Police Department Demographics (Click to Expand)

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Redwood City Police Demographics (2005-2021)

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Notes on the data:

This dataset is from the Redwood City Police Department (RCPD).
The terms “male” and “female” and “sex” are used to describe an individual’s self-defined sex as opposed to their gender identity, which RCPD does not report.
The race categories in this dataset reflect those used by RCPD.
The term “POC” meaning “People of Color” is used to group the races reported in the data, these include people who identified as Asian, Black, Hispanic, Mixed, and Pacific Islander.
3 Sergeants' promotion year is unknown, in the Demographic Report they are shown in "All Ranks", but are not represented in "Upper Ranks". All are white and male; all retired by 2008/2009.
“Promotions” counts individual officers one time to generate “total employed officers”, whereas “Demographics” uses annual averages. The numbers may vary slightly between the two percentage results because of differing numbers of years worked.
For more information on terms used please visit these resource pages:
Department of Labor: Gender Identity https://multicultural.utah.gov/poweroflanguage/