Chicago cops have been making fewer traffic stops, but more are ending in violence

Chicago cops have been making fewer traffic stops, but more are ending in violence – Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago cops have been making fewer traffic stops, but more are ending in violence

Chicago cops pulled over fewer drivers last year as the fatal shooting of Dexter Reed sent shockwaves through the city and led to promises of reform.But far more of the traffic stops ended in violence, an investigation by the Chicago Sun-Times and the Investigative Project on Race and Equity has found. Officers reported using force 787 times during traffic stops — the most since 2018, which was the first full year cops were subjected to tougher …