Stop-and-Frisk Data

An analysis by the NYCLU revealed that innocent New Yorkers have been subjected to police stops and street interrogations more than 4 million times since 2002, and that black and Latino communities continue to be the overwhelming target of these tactics. Nearly nine out of 10 stopped-and-frisked New Yorkers have been completely innocent, according to the NYPD’s own reports:

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• In 2002, New Yorkers were stopped by the police 97,296 times.80,176 were totally innocent (82 percent).

• In 2003, New Yorkers were stopped by the police 160,851 times.

Stop-and-Frisk Decision

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Ruling: Judge finds NYC stop-and-frisk policy violated rights.
In her opinion, which can be read in full below, Judge Scheindlin writes:
"To be very clear: I am not ordering an end to the practice of stop and frisk. The purpose of the remedies addressed in this Opinion is to ensure that the practice is carried out in a manner that protects the rights and liberties of all New Yorkers, while still providing much needed police protection.""They were supposed to implement a policy against racial profiling." said attorney Darius Charney. "It’s been on paper for 10 years and hasn’t changed."

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