- In 1999, North Carolina became one of the first states to collect racial data on police traffic stops.
- UNC researcher Frank Baumgartner found that young black men in NC were 2x more likely to get pulled over and searched by police but white citizens were more likely to get tickets.
- The data from 20 million traffic stops supports belief that many black Americans are pulled over solely based on suspicions.
- So-called “bad apple” police officers only disproportionately target black people.
