Report Lists Top Reasons Why Troop F Police Officers Pull Your Vehicle Over

A recent report by the Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project found that Troop F conducted 25,617 traffic stops from Oct. 1, 2013, through Sept. 30, 2014.

Basis for Stops

• Department Name: Troop F
• Total: 25,617
• Speed Related: 29.96%
• Cell Phone: 5.73%
• Defective Lights: 3.20%
• Display of Plates: 0.45%
• Equipment Violation: 0.16%
• Moving Violation: 6.93%
• Registration: 8.86%
• Seatbelt: 2.33%
• Stop Sign: 1.78%
• Suspended License: 0.43%
• Traffic Control Signal: 1.48%
• Window Tint: 0.59%
• Other: 38.09%

Highest Infraction Rates in Connecticut

Non-Troop State Police

• Total Stops: 15,636
• Infraction Ticket: 85.9%

Troop F

• Total Stops: 25,617
• Infraction Ticket: 77.7%

Troop G

• Total Stops: 27,506
• Infraction Ticket: 77.1%

Troop H

• Total Stops: 18,790
• Infraction Ticket: 73.2%

Troop C

• Total Stops: 27,826
• Infraction Ticket: 70.7%

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