Summary
"The data in this report are from a survey in which U.S.
residents were asked about their contacts with police
and what police did during those contacts. Among
other things, the report documents the percentage of
U.S. residents who were pulled over in a traffic stop,
and the percentage who were ticketed or searched or
arrested. In some cases, such percentages were
found to differ between males and females, between
older and younger residents, and between the
different races. For example, blacks were more likely
than whites to be searched during a traffic stop.
However, the apparent disparities documented in this
report do not constitute proof that police treat people
differently along demographic lines. Any of these
disparities might be explained by countless other
factors and circumstances that were not taken into
account in the analysis."--Page 5.