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Study of 100 million police traffic stops shows new evidence of racial bias. nbcnews.to/2O13zED (1/5)
Stanford researchers have compiled the most comprehensive evidence to date showing a pattern of racial disparities in traffic stops.

The data points to pervasive inequality in how police decide to stop and search white and minority drivers. nbcnews.to/2O13zED (2/5)
The nearly 100 million traffic stops examined by researchers were conducted from 2011 to 2017 across 21 states and 29 municipalities. nbcnews.to/2O13zED (3/5)
The results show that police stopped and searched black and Latino drivers on the basis of less evidence compared to white drivers, who are searched less often but are more likely to be found with illegal items. nbcnews.to/2O13zED (4/5)
The study does not set out to conclude whether officers knowingly discriminated, but uses a more nuanced analysis of data to infer that race is a factor when people are pulled over — and that it’s occurring across the country. nbcnews.to/2O13zED (5/5) #NBCNewsThreads
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