2007

Statistical Analysis Shows Blacks Stopped 23% More Often Than Whites in NYC

New York, NY, NY

Statistical Analysis Shows Blacks Stopped 23% More Often Than Whites in NYC

Statistical Analysis Shows Blacks Stopped 23% More Often Than Whites in NYC

A Columbia University statistical analysis of NYPD stop-and-frisk data found that when comparing stops to DCJS arrests, Blacks were stopped 23% more often than Whites and Hispanics were stopped 39% more often than Whites [2]. The ratio of stops to arrests was 1.24 for Whites, 1.54 for Blacks, …

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