Outcome distributions vary across racial groups even when controlling for stop reason. Black and Hispanic drivers show higher arrest rates compared to white and Asian/Pacific Islander drivers, a pattern that is consistent across the dataset.
These differences do not by themselves establish causation, but they indicate that demographic group is associated with enforcement outcome in ways that deserve closer examination. Conclusions here should be framed as correlational, not causal.
| Race | Total Stops | Warning % | Citation % | Arrest % |
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| Age Group | Total Stops | Arrests | Arrest Rate |
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The data shows that arrest rates are not uniform across demographic groups. These patterns are consistent across the dataset and suggest that demographic analysis should be a central part of any complete examination of enforcement outcomes.
Note: correlation is not causation. Differences in arrest rate may reflect many factors including stop reason distribution, neighborhood, and other variables not fully controlled for here.