California Police Show Severe Racial Bias in Traffic Stops, Report Finds

Black, Latino, and Native American Residents, as well as Transgender Californians and Black Students, Disproportionately Affected

Black residents, who make up 5.4% of California's population, accounted for 12.5% of traffic stops in 2022.
Latinos, representing 32.4% of the population, made up 42.9% of traffic stops.
Native Americans were searched most frequently among all racial groups, in 22.4% of stops, and were also handcuffed at the highest rate of all groups at 17.8% of stops.
Transgender Californians were disproportionately impacted, with roughly 50% of all trans people stopped by police either searched, detained, handcuffed, ordered out of their cars or had other actions taken against them.
Black students were handcuffed on campus at rates nearly double their counterparts, with Black youth handcuffed in 20.03% of stops.