Accountability report finds racial disparities in Berkeley policing; council eyes next steps

by Grace Marion, Bay City News November 24, 2025November 21, 2025

FILE: Berkeley police conduct a DUI checkpoint at the intersection of Adeline Street and Alcatraz Avenue on Aug. 12, 2022. An annual report by the city's Police Accountability Board showed that Black residents represent a disproportionate number of police stops — roughly one out of three — despite making up barely 7% of Berkeley's population. (Berkeley Police Department via Bay City News)

Berkeley City Council members debated racial disparities found in the city’s annual Police Accountability Board report at a special meeting last week.

The report showed that while Black residents make up less than one out of every 13 Berkeley residents, they account for one in three police stops.

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