Title of Work

Police Stops and Searches of Indigenous People in Minneapolis: The Roles of Race, Place, and Gender

Document Type

Article

Publication/Presentation Date

10-24-2019

City of Publication or Presentation

n/a

Journal Title

International Indigenous Policy Journal

Volume

10

Issue

3

DOI

10.18584/iipj.2019.10.3.8322

Abstract

We examine disparities in police stops, searches, and arrests of Native Americans in Minneapolis, a major metropolitan area with a substantial Native American population. During the study period, 1.42% of women in Minneapolis report their race as American Indian or Alaska Native, but the Minneapolis police report that 6.43% of police stops of women (including vehicle stops and non-vehicle stops) are Native American. Native American men comprise 1.51% of the male population and 3.29% of police stops of men. After they were stopped, 28% of Native American women were searched and 20% were arrested, over twice as often as women of any other race. The disproportionate stops of Native American women are concentrated in areas with high Native American residents.

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https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/8322

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