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Black and Hispanic drivers statewide are about twice as likely as white drivers to have their vehicles searched at a traffic stop and four times more likely when pulled over by Chicago Police Department officers. The study of Illinois Department of Transportation data by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois also found that white drivers are more likely than black and Hispanic motorists to have contraband discovered during a search.

COMPARING CONSENT SEARCHES AND CONTRABAND FINDS For 2013


CONSENT SEARCHES PER TRAFFIC STOP IN CHICAGO
For 2013

CONSENT SEARCHES PER TRAFFIC STOP IN ILLINOIS
For 2013


CONTRABAND DISCOVERY RATE IN CHICAGO
Per consent search in 2013

CONTRABAND DISCOVERY RATE IN ILLINOIS
Per consent search in 2013

RATE OF SEARCHES PER TRAFFIC STOP Comparing number of times police officers were more or less likely to search a vehicle, by race


RATE OF CONTRABAND FOUND PER SEARCH Comparing number of times drivers who consented to a vehicle search were more or less likely to have contraband, by race

NOTE: Prior to 2007, Illinois police departments were not required to track whether a consent search yielded contraband.

SOURCE: Illinois Department of Transportation data analyzed by the American Civil Liberties Union

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