Blacks still prime target of NYC police stop and frisk

Intercept - A review of the NYPD’s stops-related data shows that in 2020, the number of reported stops was at its lowest ever — 9,544, down from 13,459 in 2019 and 11,008 in 2018. Despite the drop, the racial disparity remained as stark as ever, with New Yorkers of color making up 91 percent of those stopped, roughly the same as in the two years prior.

Black New Yorkers, who account for 24 percent of the city’s population, accounted for 56 percent of those stopped last year.