bar chart showing black residents are more than twice as likely to be searched or arrested in a traffic stop than other racial groups

Data Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics' Contacts Between Police and the Public, 2022, Table 5, 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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