REMARKS
Recent trends in stop and frisk under Adams administration
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Jumaane Williams presents data showing an increase in stop and frisk practices under the Adams administration, highlighting ongoing racial disparities.
- Notes that stops rose from 9,000 to 50,000 in 2022, and further to nearly 17,000 in 2023
- Points out that the percentage of unlawful stops and underreported stops also increased
- Emphasizes that black New Yorkers are still disproportionately targeted, making up 59% of those stopped while only 23% of the population
Jumaane Williams
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While the use of stop and frisk declined since the ruling, it began to rise under the Adams administration.
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In 2022, the number of stops rose from 9,000 to 50000, rose again the following year to nearly 17,000, and the percentage of those stops found to be unlawful rose as well.
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What's more, the number of underreported terrorist stops increased with more than 30% undocumented in 2022.
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These stops are still disproportionately targeting people of more color in 2023 because 9% of those stopped were black, though only 23% of New Yorkers are black.
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We have often found that there is not a great statistical one for 1, the amount of stops in the neighborhood versus how safe that neighborhood is and the amount of shootings and weapons found.
