The findings were released by the California Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board.
Pedestrian and and vehicle stops were down in 2020, but people who were Black or perceived to be Black were stopped at nearly 2 1/2 times than those who were white and had force used on them at more than 2 1/2 times the rate of their white counterparts, according to a report the California Department of Justice released on Friday.
Those findings were two of many released by the California Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board, which analyzes the topic. The report analyzes all of the pedestrian and vehicle stops conducted by 18 law enforcement agencies in the state, including its biggest 15. Sheriff offices in Sacramento, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties also participated, according to the report. The California Highway Patrol added its information, too.Among the key findings, according to the report:
Officers used force against Black people or those perceived to be Black at 2.6 times the rate they used force against white people, and they used force against those perceived to have a mental health handicap at 5.2 times the rate of those they perceived not to have one.
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