Report Lists Top Reasons Why Waterford Police Officers Pull Your Vehicle Over

A recent report by the Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project found that Waterford police conducted 3,289 traffic stops from Oct. 1, 2013, through Sept. 30, 2014.

Waterford: Basis for Stops

• Total: 3,289
• Speed Related: 24.4%
• Cell Phone: 5.6%
• Defective Lights: 17.6%
• Display of Plates: 4.7%
• Equipment Violation: 1.0%
• Moving Violation: 14.4%
• Registration: 4.6%
• Seatbelt: 1.4%
• Stop Sign: 1.2%
• Suspended License: 2.0%
• Traffic Control Signal: 12.6%
• Window Tint: 0.9%
• Other: 9.6%

Number of Stops That Result in Searches

• Department: Waterford
• Number of Stops: 3,289
• Searches: 134; 4.07%

“Forty-five departments exceeded the statewide average for searches, but the largest disparity was found in Waterbury (28.8%), Bridgeport (11.1%), and Milford (9.7%),” according to the report.

Statewide Average Comparisons for Black Drivers

• Department Name: Waterford
• Black Stops: 11.22%
• Difference Between Town and State Average: -2.28%
• Black Residents Age 16+: 2.29%
• Difference Between Town and State Average: -6.83%
• Difference Between Net Differences: 4.55%
• Non-Resident Black Stops: 89.43%

Statewide Average Comparisons for Hispanic Drivers

• Department Name: Waterford
• Hispanic Stops: 11.83%
• Difference Between Town and State Average: 0.13%
• Hispanic Residents Age 16+: 4.07%
• Difference Between Town and State Average: -7.83%
• Difference Between Net Differences: 7.95%
• Non-Resident Hispanic Stops: 89.20%

Statewide Average Comparisons for Minority Drivers

• Department Name: Waterford
• Minority Stops: 25.21%
• Difference Between Town and State Average: -1.69%
• Minority Residents Age 16+: 9.85%
• Difference Between Town and State Average: -15.35%
• Difference Between Net Differences: 13.66%
• Non-Resident Minority Stops: 88.18%

Ratio of Minority Resident Population to Minority Resident Stops

• Department Name: Waterford
• Number of Residents: 15,760
• Minority Residents: 9.85%
• Resident Stops: 792
• Minority Resident Stops: 12.37%
• Difference: 2.53%

Ratio of Black Resident Population to Black Resident Stops

• Department Name: Waterford
• Number of Residents: 15,760
• Black Residents: 2.29%
• Resident Stops: 792
• Black Resident Stops: 4.92%
• Difference: 2.63%

Ratio of Hispanic Resident Population to Hispanic Resident Stops

• Department Name: Waterford
• Number of Residents: 15,760
• Hispanic Residents: 4.07%
• Hispanic Stops: 792
• Hispanic Resident Stops: 5.30%
• Difference: 1.23%

Rate of Traffic Stops Per 1,000 Residents

• Department: Waterford
• 2010 ’16 and Over’ Census Pop.: 15,760
• 2013-2014 Traffic Stops: 3,289
• Stops per Resident: 0.21
• Stops per 1,000 Residents: 209

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