ABC News: U.S.: Stop and Frisk in NYC: A Decade of Rising Numbers

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Stop and Frisk in NYC: A Decade of Rising Numbers Oct 16th 2012, 17:31 The police practice known as stop and frisk has been part of the New York Police Department's crime-fighting strategy since the early 1990s, but the number of stops shot up in the last decade. The vast majority of those stopped have been black or Hispanic. A look at the numbers: 2002 Number of stops: 97,296 2003 Number of stops: 160,851 Demographics: 54 percent of those stopped were black, 31 percent Hispanic. 2004 Number of stops: 313,523 Demographics: 55 percent of those stopped were black, 32 percent Hispanic. 2005 Number of stops: 398,191 Demographics: 54 percent of those stopped were black, 32 percent Hispanic. 2006 Number of stops: 506,491 Demographics: 53 percent of those stopped were black, 29 percent Hispanic. 2007 Number of stops: 472,096 Demographics: 54 percent of those stopped were black, 31 percent Hispanic. 2008 Number of stops: 540,302 Demographics: 53 percent of those stopped were black, 32 percent Hispanic. 2009 Number of stops: 581,168 Demographics: 55 percent of those stopped were black, 32 percent Hispanic. 2010 Number of stops: 601,285 Demographics: 54 percent of those stopped were black, 33 percent Hispanic. 2011 Number of stops: 685,724 Demographics: 53 percent of those stopped were black, 34 percent Hispanic. 2012 (first six months) Number of stops as of June 30: 337,434 Demographics: 53 percent of those stopped were black, 32 percent Hispanic. ——— Source: New York Police Department and New York Civil Liberties Union

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