Iran Press/ America: A review of national police violence data showed that encounters with police during traffic stops, including minor infractions, disproportionately harm people of color, the report said.
"Black drivers make up 28 percent of those killed in traffic stops, while accounting for only 13 percent of the population," it said, using data collected by Mapping Police Violence, a non-profit research group.
The group also found that black and brown drivers are more likely to be stopped, searched and subjected to force.
There were 97 deadly traffic stops in 2017; 114 in 2018; 117 in 2019; 119 in 2020; 117 in 2021; and 25 so far in 2022 as of April, according to the data.
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