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Traffic stops judged by facts, not race

The article “Study: Latinos in Suffolk pulled over disproportionately” [News, Oct. 15] incorrectly suggests that findings from a study by LatinoJustice PRLDEF and Millbank LLP differ from those in a separate report prepared by Stonewall Analytics for the Suffolk County Police Department. Simply put, the most critical conclusions are the same.

Both reports found no evidence of bias in traffic stops based on the “veil of darkness” test. Only 1.3% of traffic stops led to vehicle/person searches, with only one-third of those searches involving Hispanic drivers or their vehicles — fewer than two searches per day.

It’s worth noting that Newsday’s “Dangerous Roads” series rightly highlights the high number of unlicensed drivers, unregistered vehicles, an