Connecticut police are still stopping black and Hispanic drivers at disproportionately high rates, according to new data released from Central Connecticut State University.
Researchers released the new information on Tuesday under a state law aimed at preventing racial profiling.
The data from traffic stops made by all police agencies in the state from October 1, 2014, to March 31, 2015, show that 14 percent of the drivers were black and 12 percent were Hispanic.
The U.S. Census Bureau said about eight percent of Connecticut's population is black, and 9.7 percent is Hispanic.
The percentages of traffic stops of minorities are slightly higher than those from October 1, 2013, to September 30, 2014 -- the first full year that motor vehicle data was collected under a new system.