The release of the ACLU of Illinois report, "Stop and Frisk in Chicago," was met with an appropriate volume of media coverage, responding to the disturbing trends about the Chicago Police Department's use (and overuse) of stop-and-frisk tactics. The report found that:
- Last summer, based on population, the CPD made far more street stops than New York City police did at the height of their use of stop-and-frisk. The CPD stopped more than 250,000 innocent people;
- In nearly half of stops examined by the ACLU, Chicago police failed to legally justify the stop;
- The practice unfairly targets African American residents of Chicago. African Americans were subject to an estimated 72% of stops, but are just 32% of the City’s population.
The following is a round-up of media coverage on the release of the report:
- Chicago Tribune - Street stops by Chicago police far surpass New York, ACLU finds
- WBEZ - ACLU: Chicago police make more stops than New York at its peak
- WGN - CPD records show officers stop blacks more than whites, Hispanics
- NBC Chicago - Blacks in Chicago Far More Likely to Be Subject of "Stop and Frisk," ACLU Says
- Fox Chicago - CPD under fire for 'stop-and-frisk'
- Chicago Sun-Times - CPD stopped over 250,000 people — mostly black — without arrests last summer: ACLU
- The Guardian - Chicago used stop-and-frisk at four times New York's rate in 2011 heyday
- CBS Chicago - ACLU: Chicago Stop-And-Frisk Tactics Outpace New York
- ABC 7 - CPD Defends 'Stop-and-Frisk' After ACLU Study
- Chicagoist - ACLU Report Shows Chicago Stop And Frisk Worse Than New York
- Reuters (via The New York Times) - Chicago Police Use Stop-And-Frisk Excessively: ACLU Report
- Associated Press (via The New York Times) - ACLU: Chicago Police Had Higher Stop-And-Frisk Rate Than NYC
