In parts of Kansas, Black drivers get pulled over more. But police don't track numbers everywhere...

Statistics collected in some cities show Black drivers are pulled over by police disproportionately, but not every department tracks the data.
TOPEKA, Kansas — Black drivers are given a disproportionately higher number of traffic tickets than white motorists in some Kansas cities.

Yet the extent of any racial bias in traffic stops remains uncertain largely because no statewide requirement exists demanding police track the data. That leaves individual cities and counties to create their own policies — giving, at best, an inconsistent picture of how much more vulnerable Black drivers are to getting pulled over.

Traffic stops rank among the most common interactions between police and civilians, said Sharon Brett, legal director at the ACLU of Kansas. Lacking the data leaves glaring gaps in police interactions and makes it harder to see if agencies have racial bias problems, she said.