Here is a percentage of drug use:
Crack Cocaine Powder Cocaine
Race Percent of Users Percent of Arrests Percent of Users Percent of Arrests
White: 71.30% 5.70% 81.00% 18.20%
Black: 17.70% 84.20% 7.70% 30.30%
Hispanic: 7.90% 9.00% 8.50% 50.50%
(Racial Profiling Opposing Viewpoints Series)
In Savannah, Ga., trained observers accompanied police officers on 132 tours and focused on officers' decision-making and discretion prior to a traffic stop. Officers were questioned every time a person aroused their suspicions. Of those who evoked suspicion, 74 percent were male and 71 percent were minorities. Suspicious behavior, a traffic offense, “looking nervous” or similar behavior accounted for 66 percent of the officers' reactions; 18 percent were the result of information they had received to be on the lookout for a suspect; 10 percent because someone was where he or she would not be expected to be; and 6 percent because of the person's appearance. It concludes that black drivers had longer stops and higher search rates than white drivers. (www.nij.gov)
Crack Cocaine Powder Cocaine
Race Percent of Users Percent of Arrests Percent of Users Percent of Arrests
White: 71.30% 5.70% 81.00% 18.20%
Black: 17.70% 84.20% 7.70% 30.30%
Hispanic: 7.90% 9.00% 8.50% 50.50%
(Racial Profiling Opposing Viewpoints Series)
In Savannah, Ga., trained observers accompanied police officers on 132 tours and focused on officers' decision-making and discretion prior to a traffic stop. Officers were questioned every time a person aroused their suspicions. Of those who evoked suspicion, 74 percent were male and 71 percent were minorities. Suspicious behavior, a traffic offense, “looking nervous” or similar behavior accounted for 66 percent of the officers' reactions; 18 percent were the result of information they had received to be on the lookout for a suspect; 10 percent because someone was where he or she would not be expected to be; and 6 percent because of the person's appearance. It concludes that black drivers had longer stops and higher search rates than white drivers. (www.nij.gov)