Officials initially told Spotlight PA they stopped collecting the data because the analysis, which spanned 2002 to 2010, consistently showed state troopers did not demonstrate racial bias in the types of people they pulled over. This is the second time State Police have partnered with the University of Cincinnati to examine traffic stop data for evidence of racial bias. State Police will also publish an examination of data collected during the first quarter of 2022, Reed said.Īsked if the department had a timeline for finalizing those reports, Reed said only: “No.” Reed would not further explain those problems but said they will be outlined in an upcoming report. However, the researchers ran into problems with “data reliability and validation,” which have been corrected, according to State Police spokesperson Lt. The center was slated to produce its first new report by April 2022, the department said in a press release. State Police announced in 2021 that they would partner with the University of Cincinnati Center for Police Research and Policy to conduct independent analysis of traffic stop data following a Spotlight PA investigation that found the department stopped collecting the information without explanation or public notice in 2012. Pennsylvania State Police will not release an analysis on the racial breakdown of traffic stops this year - the first time new information could have been available in more than a decade - after researchers found problems with the data. Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media.

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