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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Sean Hecker

Police are stopping Black drivers for minor violations at record highs. Lawmakers should do something about it.

Richard C. Jackson, a 40-year-old Navy veteran, spoke to WBEZ earlier this year about being pulled over by police mostly for non-moving violations. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Recent reporting has uncovered a shocking but not unfamiliar trend: Police officers are pulling over Black drivers at a higher overall percentage than at any other time on record.

And in more than half of these traffic stops, officers are targeting Black drivers for small, non-moving violations that have little to do with public safety. Far too often, these stops can serve as intrusive fishing expeditions and escalate into matters of life and death.

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