Driver Race: Times and Ottawa Population

driver race: The data revealed that drivers perceived to be Middle Eastern accounted for 12.3 per cent of the stops, about 3.3 times what you would expect based on their proportion of Ottawa population, according to CTV. Those thought to be black accounted for 8.8 per cent of the stops, roughly 2.3 times higher than anticipated based on population size. Researchers at York University looked at 81,902 traffic stops between 2013 and 2015 where officers were asked to approximate the driver race, sex, and age, as well the reason for the traffic stop and the outcome. The disparities were even more pronounced among young men. Young black men were 8.3 times more likely to be stopped. Middle Eastern males between the ages of 16 to 24 were 12 times more likely to be pulled over. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.