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“In Ottawa, Middle Easterner and Black groups… are the two race groups with disproportionately high incidences of traffic stops… Black Drivers were stopped 2.3 times more than what you would expect based on their population."

Race Data and Traffic Stops in Ottawa, 2013-2015: A Report on Ottawa and the Police Districts Race Data and Traffic Stops in Ottawa, 2013-2015: A Report on Ottawa and the Police Districts After the intervention of traffic stops, police officers found that their reasons (“criminal offenses”, “provincial and municipal offenses,” or “suspicious activities”) identified prior to their decisions for traffic stopping racialized minority groups were not as relevant or strong as those used for traffic stopping the White group. After the intervention of traffic stops, police officers found that their reasons (“criminal offenses”, “provincial and municipal offenses,” or “suspicious activities”) identified prior to their decisions for traffic stopping racialized minority groups were not as relevant or strong as those used for traffic stopping the White group. Photo of study Photo of study
Race Data and Traffic Stops in Ottawa, 2013-2015: A Report on Ottawa and the Police Districts
Ottawa Police Services Board
Foster, Lorne / Jacobs, Les / Siu, Bobby
October 2016
https://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/about-us/resources/.TSRDCP_York_Research_Report.pdf
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