Statistics
In information collected by states such as New York and California, it is shown that African Americans are more likely to depict suspicious behavior, be stopped in traffic, and searched for contraband.
Chip Johnson from SFGate states, "Here's another statistic that you won't find in the department report, but a statistic just as important in the daily fight against crime: More than 90 percent of Oakland's black residents are law-abiding and not on parole, probation or otherwise tethered to the criminal justice system. They are honest people trying to live honest lives, even if they don't live in the city's finest neighborhoods. They work for a living, raise families, pay taxes and care about their homes and communities just as much as the next guy. They deserve better from a Police Department whose job is supposed to be to protect and serve, not stereotype and harass."