The analysis shows that in 2025:
● Cincinnati Police officers stopped Black people 3.4x more often than White people.
● Black pedestrians were stopped 5.4x more often than White pedestrians.
● Black people were stopped in vehicles 3.2x more often than White people.
The Cincinnati Police Department’s data shows that each step in the process – from where and when police stopped people, to who got stopped, searched, subjected to use of force, and arrested – was racially biased against Black people.
Cincinnati Police Department data from 2009–2025 shows:
● Once stopped by Cincinnati Police officers, Black people are:
2.1x more likely to be searched than White people.
1.9x more likely to have force used against them than White people.
1.8x more likely to be arrested than White people.
● In majority White neighborhoods, Black pedestrians are stopped by Cincinnati Police 4.5x more often than White people, and Black motorists experience discretionary traffic stops 5.5x more often than White motorists.
● The more White the neighborhood, the more likely it is for a Black person to be stopped there. Crime rates do not explain this trend.
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