Chicago Police Department officials acknowledged to WTTW News that officers failed to document 210,622 traffic stops in 2024, even as officials work to craft new rules that would limit the ability of officers to make certain kinds of stops.
CPD officials reported officers made 295,846 traffic stops to the Illinois Department of Transportation, which is required by state law to track all stops made by police officers throughout the state. That represented a drop of 45% from 2023, evidence that efforts by Supt. Larry Snelling to focus on dangerous drivers and criminal activity had reduced the overall number of traffic stops.
But a CPD spokesperson acknowledged to WTTW News that officers made an additional 210,622 stops in 2024 that were not documented as required by state law and CPD policy, making it impossible to know whether the drivers’ constitutional rights were protected during those stops…