ABC news does story on Driving While Black

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In all nine cities where search conduct data was available, an ABC News analysis found that Black Americans are more likely to be searched during stops than white Americans. And in four out of the six cities where search results data was available -- Philadelphia; Chicago; Fresno, California; and San Francisco -- Black Americans who were stopped were less likely to be found possessing contraband than white Americans.

In only two out of the 12 cities examined by ABC News -- Louisville, Kentucky; and Houston -- Black drivers were as likely as white drivers to be stopped by the police. But a closer look at the data shows that, even in those cities, Black drivers were subject to more scrutiny than their white counterparts.

In Houston, Black drivers were three times as likely as white Americans to be searched after being stopped by police. In Louisville, Black drivers were more likely to be stopped for suspected violations that turned out to not be serious enough to lead officers to issue the driver a citation.

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