Chicago police continued to target Black and Latino drivers with a massive campaign of traffic stops that failed to make the city safer in 2024 amid “significant concerns about transparency and accountability in CPD’s reporting,” according to a new analysis from a coalition of groups.
Approximately 65% of the more than 293,000 traffic stops made by CPD officers and reported to state officials were prompted by improper or expired registration plates or stickers and headlight, taillight and license plate light offenses, according to a new report from Impact for Equity, a nonprofit advocacy and research organization that has helped lead the push to reform the Chicago Police Department.
Although CPD reported making 45% fewer traffic stops in 2024 than in 2023, the number of stops prompted by improper registration or nonworking vehicle lights dropped just 2% as compared with 2023 data, according to the report. By comparison, 1.5% of all traffic stops in 2024 were prompted by excessive speed, according to the report…