EDITORIAL: Governor Raimondo, What Values Do We Share With Bloomberg?
EDITORIAL
EDITORIAL: Governor Raimondo, What Values Do We Share With Bloomberg?
Bloomberg's record as a CEO is impressive. His record as an elected official has an overriding stench of racism.
An analysis by the NY ACLU revealed that "innocent New Yorkers have been subjected to police stops and street interrogations more than 5 million times since 2002, and that Black and Latinx communities continue to be the overwhelming target of these tactics. At the height of stop-and-frisk in 2011 under the Mayor Michael Bloomberg administration, over 685,000 people were stopped. Nearly nine out of 10 stopped-and-frisked New Yorkers have been completely innocent."
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Oh wait -- he is sorry now.
In 2002, 97,296 NYPD stops were recorded. Bloomberg not sorry.
80,176 were innocent (82 percent).
In 2003, 160,851 NYPD stops were recorded. Bloomberg not sorry.
140,442 were innocent (87 percent).
77,704 were Black (54 percent).
44,581 were Latinx (31 percent).
17,623 were white (12 percent).
83,499 were aged 14-24 (55 percent).
In 2004, 313,523 NYPD stops were recorded. Bloomberg not sorry.
278,933 were innocent (89 percent).
155,033 were Black (55 percent).
89,937 were Latinx (32 percent).
28,913 were white (10 percent).
152,196 were aged 14-24 (52 percent).
In 2005, 398,191 NYPD stops were recorded. Bloomberg not sorry.
352,348 were innocent (89 percent).
196,570 were Black (54 percent).
115,088 were Latinx (32 percent).
40,713 were white (11 percent).
189,854 were aged 14-24 (51 percent).
In 2006, 506,491 NYPD stops were recorded. Bloomberg not sorry.
457,163 were innocent (90 percent).
267,468 were Black (53 percent).
147,862 were Latinx (29 percent).
53,500 were white (11 percent).
247,691 were aged 14-24 (50 percent).
In 2007, 472,096 NYPD stops were recorded. Bloomberg not sorry.
410,936 were innocent (87 percent).
243,766 were Black (54 percent).
141,868 were Latinx (31 percent).
52,887 were white (12 percent).
223,783 were aged 14-24 (48 percent).
In 2008, 540,302 NYPD stops were recorded. Bloomberg not sorry.
474,387 were innocent (88 percent).
275,588 were Black (53 percent).
168,475 were Latinx (32 percent).
57,650 were white (11 percent).
263,408 were aged 14-24 (49 percent).
In 2009, 581,168 NYPD stops were recorded. Bloomberg not sorry.
510,742 were innocent (88 percent).
310,611 were Black (55 percent).
180,055 were Latinx (32 percent).
53,601 were white (10 percent).
289,602 were aged 14-24 (50 percent).
In 2010, 601,285 NYPD stops were recorded. Bloomberg not sorry.
518,849 were innocent (86 percent).
315,083 were Black (54 percent).
189,326 were Latinx (33 percent).
54,810 were white (9 percent).
295,902 were aged 14-24 (49 percent).
In 2011, 685,724 NYPD stops were recorded. Bloomberg not sorry.
605,328 were innocent (88 percent).
350,743 were Black (53 percent).
223,740 were Latinx (34 percent).
61,805 were white (9 percent).
341,581 were aged 14-24 (51 percent).
In 2012, 532,911 NYPD stops were recorded. Bloomberg not sorry.
473,644 were innocent (89 percent).
284,229 were Black (55 percent).
165,140 were Latinx (32 percent).
50,366 were white (10 percent).
In 2013, 191,851 NYPD stops were recorded. Bloomberg not sorry.
169,252 were innocent (88 percent).
104,958 were Black (56 percent).
55,191 were Latinx (29 percent).
20,877 were white (11 percent).
In 2014, 45,787 NYPD stops were recorded. The year after Bloomberg was Mayor, Bloomberg not sorry.
37,744 were innocent (82 percent).
24,319 were Black (53 percent).
12,489 were Latinx (27 percent).
5,467 were white (12 percent).
In 2015, 22,565 NYPD stops were recorded. Two years after Bloomberg was Mayor, Bloomberg not sorry.
18,353 were innocent (80 percent).
12,223 were Black (54 percent).
6,598 were Latinx (29 percent).
2,567 were white (11 percent).
In 2016, 12,404 NYPD stops were recorded. Three years after Bloomberg was Mayor, Bloomberg not sorry.
9,394 were innocent (76 percent).
6,498 were Black (52 percent).
3,626 were Latinx (29 percent).
1,270 were white (10 percent).
In 2017, 11,629 NYPD stops were recorded. Four years after Bloomberg was Mayor, Bloomberg not sorry.
7,833 were innocent (67 percent).
6,595 were Black (57 percent).
3,567 were Latinx (31 percent).
977 were white (8 percent).
In 2018, 11,008 NYPD stops were recorded. Five years after Bloomberg was Mayor, Bloomberg not sorry.
7,645 were innocent (70 percent).
6,241 were Black (57 percent).
3,389 were Latinx (31 percent).
1,074 were white (10 percent).
In the first half of 2019, 7,101 stops were recorded. Six years after Bloomberg was Mayor, he announces his run for the presidency, and he is sorry.
4,795 were innocent (68 percent).
4,246 were Black (60 percent).
2,039 were Latinx (29 percent).
680 were white (10 percent).
According to NBC News in November of 2019, "Addressing a black church in Brooklyn, Bloomberg said he was 'sorry' and acknowledged it often led to the detention of blacks and Latinos.
'I can’t change history,' Bloomberg told the congregation. 'However today, I want you to know that I realize back then I was wrong.'"
Graphic: NYACLU Data: NY Police Department Annual Reports