The NYPD's Stop and Frisk policy is nothing more than modern day racism. It is an inconvenience to minorities because it targets them illegally and drives a wedge between them and the police department sworn to protect them. The Stop and Frisk policy in New York is a complicated issue with its fair share of supporters and critics. According to statistics from NYCLU.org in 2012, New Yorkers were stopped by the police a total of 532,911 times: the total number of innocent people stopped was 473,644, or 89%. The total number of African Americans and Latinos who were tackled during stop-and-frisk in 2012 was 449,369, and the total number of whites was 50,366. As you can see, there is a huge discrepancy in the numbers that shows you are more likely to be stopped if you are of African American or Latino descent. This report will explain why this glorified policy will be boiled down to three main points; the policy has been manifested using racial profiling, destroys trust between the police and its citizens, and has little to no effect on declining crime. Stop and Frisk was based on race According to the 2007 OLR research report, in Terry v Ohio, 392 US 1, (1968), “The United States Supreme Court ruled that a police officer may briefly detain a person to determine the correct identity and conduct a doorstep investigation.” On October 31, 1963 in Cleveland, Ohio, a man named John W. Terry and Richard Chilton was approached by an undercover police officer who he thought was acting suspiciously. The officer asked Terry and his companions their names and identified himself as a police officer. The officer then turned Terry over, patted him, and felt a gun in his… middle of paper… there are low crime rates and where the resident populations are racially diverse or predominantly white. "Furthermore, Fagan's report also explained that when blacks and Hispanics were stopped, they were more likely to be subjected to the use of force and that, despite this, the likelihood of these stops resulting in further actions was greater when they were involved whites than minorities (Fagan, 2013). In conclusion, New York City's Stop & Frisk policy is simply disgusting. We believe that the people who support this policy are blind to the fact that most arrests are due to racial bias or they know the facts and choose to ignore the truth in their beliefs. It has not statically reduced crime and does not stop people from committing crimes. There are better ways to make New York City safe and that doesn't mean the continuation of this practice.