Stop-and-frisk in New York City
Legal background of stop-and-frisk
The United States Supreme Court made an important ruling on the use of stop-and-frisk in the 1968 case Terry v. Ohio, hence why the stops are also referred to as Terry stops.

Stop-and-frisk in New York City

Section Title: Legal background of stop-and-frisk
Table Section Text: The United States Supreme Court made an important ruling on the use of stop-and-frisk in the 1968 case Terry v. Ohio, hence why the stops are also referred to as Terry stops.

Year	Stops

2002	97,296

2003	160,851

2004	313,523

2005	398,191

2006	506,491

2007	472,096

2008	540,302

2009	581,168

2010	601,285

2011	685,724

2012	532,911

2013	191,851

2014	45,787

2015	22,565

2016	12,404

2017	10,861

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12,404 stops were made in 2016.

final_sentence: 12,404 stops were made in 2016.