![A Data-Centric Analysis of “Stop and Frisk” in New York City](/rails/active_storage/representations/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdmtIIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--1cc449e39aaacee457d4d34d46009ff2079cb693/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lKYW5CbFp3WTZCa1ZVT2d0eVpYTnBlbVZKSWcwMk1EQjROakF3UGdZN0JsUT0iLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--52131d7e1d9fc5c464ef2fd793e4b0873b571622/visuals-L-lY9ioQ8Cg-unsplash.jpeg)
The death of George Floyd has shed light on the disproportionate level of policing affecting non-Whites in the United States of America. To explore whether non-Whites were disproportionately targetted by New York City's "Stop and Frisk" policy, the authors analyze publicly available data on the practice between 2003-2019. Their results suggest African Americans were indeed more likely to be stopped by the police until 2012, after which there was some improvement.
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