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ACLU: DC police conduct more stop-and-frisks with Black people
https://www.nbcwashington.com/investigations/aclu-dc-police-conduct-more-stop-and-frisks-with-black-people/3719028/Tens of thousands of people are stopped and frisked by D.C. police each year without a warrant, according to a new report released Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union of D.C.
The report – “Bias at the Core? Enduring Racial Disparities in D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Stop-and-Frisk Practices” – accuses the department of discriminatory practices, saying Black people in the District are overwhelmingly more likely to be searched.
As part of a D.C. law passed in 2016, the Metropolitan Police Department is required to collect data around how often it conducts stop-and-frisk searches. This is the third time the ACLU-DC has analyzed that data, which it says shows D.C. police is moving in the wrong direction on this and the searches do more harm than good for both police and the community.
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In 2023, Black people made up 44% of the city’s population but accounted for 70.6% of stop-and-frisk searches. White people represented almost 40% with less than 12% of stops.
The report – “Bias at the Core? Enduring Racial Disparities in D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Stop-and-Frisk Practices” – accuses the department of discriminatory practices, saying Black people in the District are overwhelmingly more likely to be searched.
As part of a D.C. law passed in 2016, the Metropolitan Police Department is required to collect data around how often it conducts stop-and-frisk searches. This is the third time the ACLU-DC has analyzed that data, which it says shows D.C. police is moving in the wrong direction on this and the searches do more harm than good for both police and the community.
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In 2023, Black people made up 44% of the city’s population but accounted for 70.6% of stop-and-frisk searches. White people represented almost 40% with less than 12% of stops.