Racist policing massively under-reported in the European Union, report finds
Racism
A new study by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has highlighted that racist policing is under-reported in the European Union.
"Racist comments, more frequent stops, and even violence - this is how people of different ethnic backgrounds experience policing in Europe. Yet, the lack of national data makes it difficult to fully assess the magnitude of the problem and design effective responses, finds the first ever EU-wide report on racism in policing from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)," the report read.
Lack of data on racist incidents involving police
According to the EU agency's report, "the number of officially recorded incidents of police racism is very low. This makes it impossible to assess the prevalence of the issue." But the low number of such cases does not mean that it doesn't happen.
The agency said that most EU countries don't officially or improperly collect data on racist incidents involving police. The lack of the data, according to FRA "makes it difficult to fully assess the magnitude of the problem and design effective responses."
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Lack of recruitment policies to improve ethnic diversity
The report also highlights that countries across the EU are lacking recruitment policies to improve ethnic diversity.
"Ensuring a more diverse police force that represents society is crucial for effective and trustful policing. In most countries, there is no data on ethnic diversity within police forces. This makes it impossible to track the career development of police officers with ethnic backgrounds, and the impact this may have on policing practices. EU countries should focus on increasing diversity in police forces and keep track of their efforts," the report said.
Last year, FRA found that black people in the EU countries are facing higher levels of discrimination. 45 per centof the respondents in the EU survey said that they have been affected by racism which was 6 per centup from 2016.
