Traffic Stops (Old)

RACE TRAFFIC STOP DATA DASHBOARD

*Released November 12, 2019

 20 V.S.A. § 2366 requires all law enforcement agencies is collect traffic stop data.  The data collected by the 79 agencies, incomplete, inconsistent and therefore failing to satisfy  the essence of the purpose of the law can be found at the website of  an organization contracted by the the Department of Public Safety, the  Crime Research Group.  The purpose of the data collection was to address what we know to be systemic racism. The original intent of race data collection was clearly to provide the community the ability to measure progress while holding law enforcement accountable.  The current process makes it virtually impossible to do so.   For this reason, we have developed the first Statewide Race Traffic Stop Data Dashboard (DTSD 1.0) through a grass roots effort. This enables community to view the progress all 79 agencies in a user-friendly manner.

Vermont Race Traffic Stop Data Dashboard

Version 1.2 Update released Jan 7th, 2020 – New charts showing Search and Contraband “Hit” rates and more.

State Police
Summary for All Years
Year-by-Year Trends

Other Agencies
Summary for All Years 
Year-by-Year Trends

Sheriff Departments
Summary for All Years
Year-by-Year Trends

Compare Agencies
Compare Agencies within a County

We welcome your suggestions and feedback on enhancing these charts and adding new ones. Please write us at info@justiceforallvt.org.

We will continue to update the RTSD Dashboard in moving forward. Our plans include additional justice system data and beyond, as we continue to develop our development strategy and roadmap.

Credits to P. Autilio for development and Drs. S. Seguino and N. Brooks for research