police | Department profile
This department isn't a town department, so some information, such as population by race, doesn't apply, and doesn't allow for scoring this department on the same zero-to-seven scale that town police departments are scored on.Groton Town officers pulled over minorities at a lower rate compared to officers statewide: 23 percent of drivers stopped by Groton Town officers were minorities, compared with 31 percent statewide.
After dark, things change
Minorities made up 23 percent of daylight-hour stops and percent of stops when it was dark out.Men pulled over more than women
Groton Town
Statewide
60% let off with a warning
On a 100% scale, this chart shows how many drivers were let go with written or verbal warnings or received an infraction, a misdemeanor summons or were arrested.
Median driver's age: 35 years old
The median age of drivers stopped by Groton Town officers was 35 years old. Statewide it was 36 years old.
Most drivers stopped were not local
Groton Town
- 35 percent were residents of the town where they were pulled over;
- 65 percent were non-residents.
Statewide
- 28 percent were residents;
- 72 percent were non-residents.
Speed is often a factor
Across the state, speeding was the most common reason for pulling drivers over. Cell phone violations, defective lights and tinted windows were other reasons listed in the data.Searches are rare
This chart shows the percentage of all stops that involved officers searching vehicles driven by white and minority drivers.
When stops occurred, by hour, weekday and month
Groton Town officer profiles
Select an officer from the table below to see how their stop patterns compare with the department and the state. Officer data is anonymized, with a department-provided ID instead of a name. The bars indicate the percentage the officer's total stops that involved minority drivers. Note that some officers reported very few stops, so this list is sorted by the total number of stops each officer reported.
| Officer | Minority stops | % | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENDA |
|
23% | 699 |
| BENNM |
|
22% | 626 |
| HOFFC |
|
12% | 475 |
| ASHBK |
|
24% | 433 |
| TEFFJ |
|
15% | 425 |
| KORTE |
|
25% | 353 |
| DELAN |
|
27% | 338 |
| DOUCJ |
|
16% | 255 |
| MCCAG |
|
28% | 224 |
| OCONJ |
|
21% | 189 |
| MCANS |
|
26% | 121 |
| LAFLA |
|
25% | 117 |
| URIAJ |
|
28% | 113 |
| CARLR |
|
21% | 107 |
| MARTA |
|
35% | 105 |
| SNYDK |
|
17% | 105 |
| MCCAM |
|
26% | 103 |
| LISES |
|
33% | 103 |
| BOLDB |
|
37% | 98 |
| LOPRK |
|
44% | 91 |
| LENDJ |
|
25% | 77 |
| SARAR |
|
35% | 75 |
| MCCLH |
|
30% | 73 |
| SAVIR |
|
26% | 68 |
| COMEJ |
|
37% | 67 |
| BACKE |
|
27% | 52 |
| BONAJ |
|
38% | 50 |
| VAROJ |
|
21% | 38 |
| SAWYR |
|
31% | 35 |
| HOLTC |
|
17% | 35 |
| DAWSB |
|
27% | 30 |
| VISLJ |
|
38% | 24 |
| BAUDM |
|
17% | 23 |
| MINED |
|
17% | 23 |
| WOLFW |
|
32% | 22 |
| REAMP |
|
30% | 20 |
| BANKC |
|
12% | 17 |
| ROUSM |
|
41% | 17 |
| VANVE |
|
13% | 15 |
| WILCD |
|
31% | 13 |
| KENYD |
|
0% | 12 |
| ZIELE |
|
40% | 10 |
| SOCHN |
|
10% | 10 |
| FIPPL |
|
0% | 7 |
| TAYLT |
|
17% | 6 |
| OBRIS |
|
40% | 5 |
| BEEJA |
|
0% | 5 |
| CRANL |
|
50% | 4 |
| SOCHL |
|
0% | 3 |
| HOFFD |
|
0% | 2 |
| HAMMM |
|
0% | 2 |
| PARHN |
|
% | 2 |
| KUNZE |
|
0% | 2 |
| HERRD |
|
% | 1 |
| NORDB |
|
0% | 1 |
