Black drivers in California arrested more often for unpaid tickets: study
Source: Reuters
Black drivers in California are far more likely than their white counterparts to face arrest for unpaid traffic tickets or driving with a suspended license, according to a study by a civil rights coalition released on Monday.
The findings come amid a national conversation around racial discrimination in policing sparked in the summer of 2014 over high-profile police killings of unarmed black men.
The report found a direct correlation between both race and poverty and driver's license suspensions stemming from failure to pay a ticket or appear in court.
"Our new data shows statistically significant racial and socioeconomic disparities," said the group, Back on the Road California.
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