You are a judge on a court case involving the New York Police Department (NYPD) and its officers for allegations of discriminatory practices during their street patrols. It was filed by a Black rights activist group claiming that Black motorists were unlawfully pulled over and subjected to searches at a much higher rate than other racial groups. They are claiming that the officers are racially biased, causing them to harass of Black motorists. The following sample statistics were submitted as supporting evidence of their claims: there were a total of 13,700 motorists searched during the year, of these 60.3%were Black (8,261), 29.2% were Hispanic (4,000), 8.1% (1,110) were White, and 2.4% were Asian (329). From this same sample, contraband such as illegal drugs or weapons were found on 3,305 Blacks, 400 Hispanics, 244 Whites, and 66 Asians.

1.Use the data above to calculate hit rates for each racial group.

2.Do you rule in favor of the Black rights activist group or the NYPD? Explain your reasoning.

3.What other conclusions can you draw from this data? Based on this, how should the NYPD alter their searches?