First of its Kind Study Shows Discrepancy in Campus Traffic Tickets for Black, White Students

A n analysis conducted by a Chicago newspaper looked at data of traffic stops by campus police officers on campuses throughout the state, and found that campus safety officers were more likely to pull over Black drivers on campus than white drivers, and were more likely to ticket Black drivers, while letting white drivers off with a warning.Reporters at WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times analyzed traffic stop data from the Illinois Department of Transportation for its investigation.Read on for more insights gleaned from the investigation.Data finds higher rates of traffic stops for Black drivers proportionate to student populationThe analysis included traffic stops reported by campus police departments at 11 four-year public universities across the state from 2019 to 2023: