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Residents, Advocacy Group Urge Richmond Council to Ban Predictive Policing and Improve Traffic-stop Data
Summary
Members of the Richmond Transparency and Accountability Project urged the Public Safety Standing Committee to act on racial disparities in traffic stops, calling for a ban on predictive policing, regular data from the Richmond Police Department and collaboration with the Commonwealth ttorney to decriminalize minor offenses.
Dream Boyd, a Third District resident and member of the Richmond Transparency and Accountability Project, told the Public Safety Standing Committee that past traffic stops have left her traumatized and asked the committee to take a public stance to reduce racial disparities in enforcement.
"It—s dehumanizing being in their presence," Dream Boyd said, recounting a rainy stop she said involved a search and handcuffing of her and a family member. She asked the committee to "encourage Richmond Police Department to provide more consistent data on traffic stops, collaborate with the office of Commonwealth Attorney to…
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