Police Stop White, Black and Hispanic Drivers At Similar Rates According To Department Of Justice Report

Police Stop White, Black and Hispanic Drivers At Similar Rates According To Department Of Justice Report: "An estimated 19 percent (43.5 million) of U.S. residents age 16 or older had a face-to-face contact with a police officer in 2005, according to a new report by the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). This was a decrease from the 21 percent who had contact with police in 2002. Contact between police and the public was more common among males, whites, and younger residents. Overall, about 9 out of 10 persons who had contact with police officers in 2005 said the police acted properly. "