AG 2017 Vehicle Stops Report: Blacks stopped more in Boone County, Columbia
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley has officially released the 2017 Vehicle Stops Report.
In Boone County and Columbia, ABC 17 noticed that per the report, the trend of black individuals being stopped is increasing, while many other stops involving black individuals in other parts of mid-Missouri are decreasing. You can see the numbers below:
The report details data from 606 law enforcement agencies. Another 55 agencies reported they made no traffic stops in 2017.
There were a total of 1,541,755 vehicle stops that resulted in 99,441 searches and 73,193 arrests. The details of these numbers can be seen below:
Total White Black Hispanic Asian Am. Indian Other Population 4,730,501 3,914,998 515,828 139,109 80,677 19,168 60,721 Stops 1,541,755 1,212,726 279,657 34,472 14,395 1,800 12,418 Searches 99,441 67,546 24,533 2,924 375 105 461 Arrests 73,193 50,730 18,443 2,455 286 78 398 State population % 100.00% 82.76 10.90 2.94 1.71 0.41 1.28 Disparity index – – – .94 1.65 .75 .54 .28 .62 Search rate 6.45 5.57 8.77 8.48 2.61 5.83 3.71 Contraband hit rate 34.53 33.89 29.02 25.31 25.60 26.67 30.59 Arrest rate 4.75 4.18 6.59 7.12 1.99 4.33 3.21
