Pubdate: Sat, 05 May 2001 Source: Register-Guard, The (OR) Copyright: 2001 The Register-Guard Contact: http://www.registerguard.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/362 Author: Associated Press Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/racial.htm (Racial Issues) POLICE MORE LIKELY TO STOP BLACKS THAN WHITES, PORTLAND DATA SHOW PORTLAND - Blacks were 2.6 times more likely than whites to be stopped by police in the first quarter of the year, but black motorists were ticketed or arrested at about the same rate as whites, according to data released Thursday. Between January and March, Portland police stopped 4,849 blacks, or 130 per 1,000 black Portland residents. That compares with 20,086 whites stopped, or 49 per 1,000 white Portland residents. When stopped, blacks were about twice as likely to be searched as whites. Yet when searched, blacks were no more likely than whites to have drugs, weapons, alcohol or other contraband on them. Police Chief Mark Kroeker released the data and later shared it with a panel on racial profiling that he assembled last year. "We wish to use the data to open up a discussion with the community," Kroeker said. Kroeker and Assistant Chief Bruce Prunk were reluctant to draw any conclusions until the bureau can consult with independent analysts. - --- MAP posted-by: Terry Liittschwager