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irisblue

(34,405 posts)
Thu Dec 19, 2019, 07:28 AM Dec 2019

POC and Traffic stops in Ohio.

Source--https://radio.wosu.org/post/black-drivers-and-pedestrians-most-likely-traffic-stop-targets-ohios-biggest-cities


Snip--"And black drivers are also much more likely to be pulled over than whites, according to a review of 315,281 stops from 2009-2017 in Cincinnati, 128,157 in Columbus from 2012 through 2016, and 47,079 in Cleveland in 2016 and 2017. "


Snip--" Reporters compared police stops in census block groups that were at least 75% white and compared them to ones that were at least 75% African American. Highway stops were not included. Here are key findings:

In Cincinnati, police made 120% more total stops per resident in predominantly black areas.
In Columbus, police made 84% more total stops per resident in neighborhoods that were at least 75% black.
Cleveland issued 26% more tickets per resident in predominantly black areas.
Once ticketed or stopped, police arrested blacks at a much higher rate than whites. Blacks made up 74% of all Cincinnati stop arrests, 70% of all Cleveland arrests during ticketed stops and 59% of traffic stop arrests in Columbus.
Police pulled over African Americans at about the same high rate in a time-controlled sample of stops made either in daylight or darkness. This suggests they pull over drivers regardless of race. But more stops in minority neighborhoods suggests the location of patrols may be a factor in the racial disparities."


Snip--" Considering the racial makeup of Columbus, blacks were stopped at an 89.8% higher rate than whites."



More at article.

And it's enraging.

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POC and Traffic stops in Ohio. (Original Post) irisblue Dec 2019 OP
Not saying the cops don't target POC but they also target lower income people. They doc03 Dec 2019 #1
I put this in the Ohio group as well irisblue Dec 2019 #2
I know I see it every day. nt doc03 Dec 2019 #3

doc03

(36,927 posts)
1. Not saying the cops don't target POC but they also target lower income people. They
Thu Dec 19, 2019, 09:01 AM
Dec 2019

know if they pull over an older car they can use some kind of safety issue as an excuse. People in an older car
probably statistically are more likely to be using or possessing drugs or alcohol. (Easy target) They are also less likely to
be able to fight a ticket. If you are a cop you don't pull over the BMW or a $60000 pickup, you find an old Chevy Cavalier. I
see it every day I can have a hundred vehicles pass me going 20 miles over the limit and see the cops ticketing someone
in an old rust bucket.


I just noticed after posting this is the African American group maybe I shouldn't post here?

irisblue

(34,405 posts)
2. I put this in the Ohio group as well
Thu Dec 19, 2019, 09:44 AM
Dec 2019

I see your point.
POC, of all social and economic levels get stopped.

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