RALEIGH – The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina Legal Foundation (ACLU-NCLF) today announced the launch of a new campaign aimed at combatting racial profiling in police traffic stops in North Carolina.
The civil rights organization has spent years investigating reports of racial profiling and racially biased policing in traffic stops across the state, most recently leading the Winston-Salem Police Department to adopt new guidelines for conducting vehicle checkpoints. A recent report from University of North Carolina Prof. Frank Baumgartner found that in North Carolina, African American drivers are 77% more likely than white drivers to be searched after a traffic stop, while Hispanic drivers are 96% more likely than white drivers to be searched.
The ACLU-NCLF is calling on victims of racial profiling to write down and document their experiences in order to assist the organization with public education, lobbying, and the creation of community based solutions to the problem of racial profiling, with an eye to possible litigation if necessary.
If you would like to report an incident of racial profiling by police, please fill out one of the below forms:
*Racial Profiling Complaint Form (General)
*Racial Profiling Complaint Form (Checkpoints)