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A five-year review of more than 800,000 vehicular stops, tickets, arrests, searches, and contraband in Vermont confirms widespread racial disparities and bias policing among the state s authorities.
University of Vermont Economics professor Stephanie Seguino is co-author of the new study that shows widespread racial bias persists among Vermont police departments after examining more than 800,000 vehicular stops over five years. (Photo: Ian Thomas Jansen-Lonnquist)
Vermont Business Magazine New research examining more than 800,000 traffic stops in Vermont over the course of five years substantiates the term “driving while Black and Brown.”
Compared to white drivers, Black and Latinx drivers in Vermont are more likely to be stopped, ticketed, arrested, and searched. But they are less likely to be found with contraband than white drivers. The report finds evidence not only of racial disparities but also racial bias in policing.