New insights into RPD traffic stops

New insights into RPD traffic stops

A new working paper by the Center for Public Safety Initiatives at Rochester Institute of Technology shows a decline in the number of traffic stops by the Rochester Police Department. Since a spike in 2017 with 8,037 traffic stops, the total has fallen nearly every year. The 2,107 total stops in 2023, the lowest number in the time frame studied (2015 to 2023), represents a 74 percent decline from the peak. While the paper notes that the decline …