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The Chicago Police Department made 45% fewer traffic stops in 2024, but Black and Latino drivers were four times more likely than white drivers to be pulled over.
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Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says the ACLU study is faulty. The CPD's own statistics show stops are not race-based and ongoing training has led to fewer complaints against officers.
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Chicago police traffic stops plummeted last year, but the drop varied wildly across the city, and sharp racial disparities persisted, a WBEZ analysis of Illinois Department of Transportation data ...