TPD traffic stops w/ SB1070 checks, broken down by race/ethnicity

An analysis of SB1070 checks by Tucson Police Department, performed between June 2014 and Oct. 2015, found Hispanics were more likely to be pulled over than other ethnicities.

{span class=”esriItemSnippet”}While U.S. Census figures have roughly 42 percent of Tucson self-identify as Hispanic, the number of traffic stops involving a Hispanic driver was roughly 50 percent. {/span}

Common reasons for onsight checks include the driver was either speeding, failed to stop and made an unsafe turn or had an expired or suspended registration.

During 16 months between June 2014 and Oct. 2015, Tucson police ran 26,000 immigration checks related to SB 1070.

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The state law requires local police to check the immigration status of anyone they stop if they become suspicious that person may be in the country illegally.

In total, Border Patrol took custody of 83 people.

The map below shows primarily traffic stops and does not include cases generated by 911 calls.