Texas Traffic Stops

Texas is one of the few states that require law enforcement agencies to report the race and ethnic diversity of motorists involved in traffic stops. Data for the past six years shows Black people are more likely to be stopped, compared to the general population.

SOURCE: Texas Law Enforcement Agency Racial Profiling Reports and Census Reporter | (Data analysis by James Doyle Brown Jr./News21)

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Historical data from the original News21 chart. Missing source values are shown as “Not provided.”

Original chart data
Race / ethnicityAverage 2016 - 2021 (%)Population (%)
% White42.841.4
% Hispanic37.439.4
% Black16.211.8
% Asian2.84.9
% Native0.20.2