The NLCRPD is releasing the BIAS BASED POLICING REPORT for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021. This reporting is made public on a quarterly and annual basis and is available for review on NLCRPD.org under the report drop down tab and is listed by reporting period in descending order. As an accredited law enforcement agency within the Commonwealth the NLCRPD complies with the standards established under the requirements of 1.8.3 related to Bias Based Policing: Also known as “racial profiling or bias based profiling,” is any traffic stop, field contact, vehicle search, asset seizure/forfeiture, or enforcement action based solely on a common trait of a group. Common traits include, but are not limited to, race, ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation, religion, economic status, age, or cultural group.