The Chicago Police Department and the Commission are collaborating on a new traffic stops policy that could be incorporated into the Consent Decree. The policy would govern how CPD conducts, reviews, and trains officers on traffic stops, and it would lay out how the policy would be assessed and potentially modified in the future.  

Included below are the following: 

• Link to CPD's April 2025 draft traffic stops policy. CPD Traffic Stops Policy
• CCPSA's April 21, 2025 response to CPD's draft policy. The Commission's response includes both a policy markup and a memo from Commissioners detailing their recomendations on various policy topics. Proposed additions to the policy are marked green. Proposed deletions are marked red.  CCPSA Response to CPD Policy

These are first drafts of this traffic stop policy.  The Commission will continue to solicit community feedback. You can access the feedback form to provide input regarding traffic stop policy by clicking this link or with the QR Code below

The Community Commission for Public Safety & Accountability (CCPSA) is hosting a series of meetings across Chicago to gather community input on Traffic Stops.   

We are looking for community members to share their experiences with traffic stops and provide feedback on potential changes to the Chicago Police Department’s practices and what could be included in the policy on traffic stops. 

Please join us at an upcoming event.

• The Traffic Stop Statistical Study (S04-14-09) is a policy that details how CPD members should collect data that is included in the State of Illinois Traffic Stop Statistical Study.
• The Investigatory Stop System (S04-13-09) is a policy which details where CPD members should document vehicular, pedestrian, and other types of stops.
• Prohibitions regarding Racial Profiling and other Biased Based Policing (G02-04) is relevant to police-initiated stops.