Report shows Black drivers in Missouri stopped at the highest rate for 23rd straight year
KMIZ FILE - Traffic flows along Interstate 70. Missouri Vehicle Stops Report Download COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Black drivers in Missouri were pulled ov...
KMIZ FILE - Traffic flows along Interstate 70. Missouri Vehicle Stops Report Download COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Black drivers in Missouri were pulled over at a higher rate based on their percentage in the population again in 2022, according to the state's annual Vehicle Stops Report released Thursday. In 2022, law enforcement agencies that filed reports recorded 1,273,509 vehicle stops, resulting in 75,014 searches and 49,122 arrests. The racial disparity of black drivers pulled over was once again higher than white, Hispanic, native American and Asian drivers.