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Minority motorists searched more often; controversy dates to early 1990's; State examines how drivers of different races are treated
The Star reviews more than a quarter million traffic stops in order to evaluate racial disparities in treatment of drivers. The investigation reveals that Hispanics and blacks are searched more often than whites by officers from the Department of Public Safety. Ironically though, they found something to seize more often from the whites than from black or Hispanic drivers.
Tags: I-10; Coconino County; Lee Phillips; American Civil Liberties Union