A 2025 report titled “Driven by Bias: An Analysis of Police Stops in Fresno” by Catalyst California in partnership with Fresno Building Healthy Communities finds that “the Fresno Police Department uses racially biased traffic stops to profile people of color, thus denying that security to a significant number of Fresno’s residents.
“This practice undermines community safety, inflicts harm on Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, and wastes time and public dollars. We need a new vision of community safety and reinvestment to keep our families safe and together.”
A July Community Alliance article, “$488 a Minute to Police Fresno,” pointed out this disparity and the over-policing of BIPOC communities in Fresno, not only through traffic stops but also through enforcement of the harsh No Camping Ordinance, implemented in September 2024…