Data Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics' Contacts Between Police and the Public, 2022, Tables 8 and 9, analyzed by the Prison Policy Initiative. (Graph: Emily Widra, 2024)
This graph originally appeared in Despite fewer people experiencing police contact, racial disparities in arrests, police misconduct, and police use of force continue.
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