On March 5, 2024, a D.C. Policy Center report was referenced in a Baltimore Banner article:
In 2018, a D.C. Policy Center analysis found that drivers moving through predominantly Black areas of Washington, D.C., were 17 times more likely to receive a moving violation than drivers moving through predominantly white areas. “These disparities indicate that absent an affirmative effort to equitably site automated traffic cameras, a disproportionate burden of enforcement is likely borne within the District’s predominantly black neighborhoods,” the report reads.
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Additional reading: Predominately black neighborhoods in D.C. bear the brunt of automated traffic enforcement