Lift your voices:
Rewriting Traffic Stop Rules

Join with the San Francisco Human Rights Commission to share how traffic stops affect your community and your rights.

The San Francisco Police Department is rewriting its rules around “pretextual traffic stops,” or traffic stops that quickly escalate from a check of a minor violation to an investigation that impacts the rights of those involved. The San Francisco Human Rights Commission is leading a series of opportunities for community to weigh in about their lived experiences and their suggestions for rewriting the rules. Based on community input, the San Francisco Human Rights Commission has written an independent written report for consideration by the Police Commission.

Read the draft report about community feedback on ending racial discrimination in traffic stops and let us know if you have any comments by end of day on Monday, December 12, 2022.

Join a community session

Nov 16, Wednesday 5:30 PM (Western Addition)
Booker T Washington Community Service Center, 800 Presidio Ave

Nov 15, Tuesday 5:30 PM (Sunnydale)
Samoan Community Development Center, 2055 Sunnydale Ave

Nov 8, Tuesday 5:30 PM (Fillmore)
African American Art and Culture Complex, 762 Fulton St

Oct 26, Wednesday 5:30 PM (Tenderloin)
Glide Memorial Church, 330 Ellis St

Sept 20, Tuesday 5:30 PM (Bayview)
Bayview Opera House, 4705 3rd St

Sept 6, Tuesday 5:30 PM (Civic Center)
San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin S

Read the draft rules

Note: The materials below are for the May 2022 version of the draft rules. See the Police Commission website for their updated version.

FAQs

  • A pretext traffic stop is when an officer stops someone about a potential traffic infraction so that they can question or search them about something unrelated.

  • The California Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board publishes data from every law enforcement agency on its website and through a data portal.

    The San Francisco Police Department publishes data on its website, including quarterly reports on stops, use of force, and arrests.

  • August to November 2022

    • Community listening sessions and surveys

    December 2022

    • Draft report

    • Public comment on the draft report

    • Final report

  • Questions? Comments on the draft report? Email RacialEquitySF@sfgov.org or call 415-252-2500.