Tag: Traffic Stops

  • Racial Data From Traffic Stops Show Irregularities, But Not Necessarily Profiling

    Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman told an audience at Cherokee Point Elementary School in City Heights she’s committed to regaining the trust of the community at a March 26, 2014 town hall meeting. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks The San Diego Police Department has released its first round of racial profiling data since…

  • When Police Can – and Can’t – Pull You Over

    An SDPD officer makes a stop along Euclid Avenue in Valencia Park. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Liam Dillon It makes sense that traffic stops often become the focal point for allegations of racial profiling. The enforcement of some traffic laws can be nebulous and discretionary, and stops tend to be the most frequent…