Black drivers face more police stops in California, state analysis shows
by Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times
Jan 03, 2020
3 minutes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Black drivers in some of California's largest cities are stopped and searched by police at higher rates than white and Latino motorists, according to a new state analysis.
The state Department of Justice report, released Thursday, found that black people accounted for 15% of all stops examined in California, though they make up only about 6% of the state population, according to U.S. Census figures. White and Hispanic drivers were
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