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1 results foundAuthor: American Civil Liberties Union Title: Racism in the Rear View Mirror: Illinois Traffic Stop Data 2015-2017 Summary: INTRODUCTION Illinois law enforcement agencies are required to document data on traffic stops, pursuant to the Illinois Traffic and Pedestrian Stop Statistical Study Act ("the Study Act"). This data collection includes the driver's race, why the driver was stopped, whether a search was conducted, whether contraband was found, and the outcome of the stop (e.g., a citation). More than 900 law enforcement agencies across the state collect and report data, and the Illinois Department of Transportation ("IDOT") makes it publicly available annually. For further background on the statutory requirements and legislative history of the Study Act, see the Appendix. This data provides insight into the effectiveness and consequences of certain law enforcement tactics; gives agencies an opportunity to evaluate their own departments; and allows law enforcement leaders to compare themselves to other agencies across the state. This report is a resource for government officials and the public: It calls attention to racial disparities in traffic stops and searches from 2015 to 2017, and provides recommendations to improve public trust in law enforcement. In those three years, Illinois law enforcement officers made nearly 6.5 million traffic stops and performed more than 283,000 searches. The results of these stops and searches shed light on whether officers were fairly enforcing traffic laws. The data shows that law enforcement officers throughout the state of Illinois continue to stop Black and Latinx drivers at rates beyond their representation in the driving population and continue to perform searches of Black and Latinx drivers at higher rates than white drivers. In short, biased policing continues to be a problem in Illinois. This report is enhanced by the work of data scientists and engineers who created a website with interactive, visual representations of data for every law enforcement agency in Illinois that reported data in 2017. To further explore this data, please visit illinoistrafficstops.com. As a result of these findings, our key recommendation is that the Study Act be made permanent. The Study Act is currently scheduled to end in 2019 and the ACLU calls on Illinois legislators to recognize the ongoing value in providing transparent, easily accessible data to the public and law enforcement agencies. Details: Chicago, IL: American Civil Liberties Union, 2019. 18p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 3, 2019 at: https://www.aclu-il.org/en/publications/racism-rear-view-mirror Year: 2019 Country: United States URL: https://www.aclu-il.org/sites/default/files/racism_in_the_rear_view_mirror_il_traffic_stops_2015-2017.pdf Shelf Number: 154755 Keywords: Biased Policing Illinois Illinois Traffic and Pedestrian Stop Statistical SLaw Enforcement Policing Racial Disparities Racism Searches Study Act Traffic Stops |