New Jersey's attorney general is attempting to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in traffic stops after a state-commissioned report found that troopers were more likely to stop, search, arrest and use force against Black and Latino drivers.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.New Jersey's attorney general has assembled a team of researchers to craft a pilot program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in traffic stops — after a state-commissioned analysis found troopers were more likely to stop, search, arrest and use force against Black and Latino drivers.
He said he was committed to correcting the problem, “whatever the root cause of these disparities” — including if they’re the result of “implicit bias, systemic faults in policies or something more intentional.” Historically, these have included equipment violations — such as for overly tinted windows, rather than more serious moving violations, like speeding or reckless driving, which are more strongly tied to traffic fatalities, Ross said. But the team’s final recommendations will be based on an analysis of the state's traffic data.
On behalf of Platkin’s office, Ross previously analyzed data from more than 6 million traffic stops by New Jersey State Police between 2009 and 2021. He found the share of Black and Latino drivers stopped by New Jersey State Police has increased over that period, from 35% of all motorists to 46%..
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