Black and Hispanic people make up 29% of Nassau County’s population, but 60% of its arrests. Black and Hispanic drivers were also pulled over more than white drivers and received more tickets per stop.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2022.The Nassau County Police disproportionately arrested people of color in the first half of this year, Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder told Nassau County's Public Safety Committee last week. Ryder said even though Black and Hispanic people make up 29% of Nassau County’s population, they make up 60% of the department's arrests.
Ryder said the reason for the imbalance is that people of color are traveling across county lines from the city, stealing merchandise from Long Island malls – and getting caught. "Uniondale has the large Walmart and supermarket where we have a lot of arrests," Ryder said. "Valley Stream has the Green Acres Mall where again, these are our initiatives.”However, the department’s data shows greater disparities that Ryder did not explain.
For example, Black people were disproportionately subjected to more field interviews. For Black and Hispanic people, 28% of these interviews led to searches as opposed to just 20% of white people. Additionally, Black and Hispanic drivers were pulled over more than white drivers. When Black and Hispanic drivers were ticketed, they were given an average of three tickets per stop, whereas white drivers received two tickets per stop.“We now have more data on Nassau County policing, and every way you cut it minority groups are being over policed,” said Jeremy Joseph, a member of advocacy group LI United to Transform Policing.
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