Police stops in Laval, Quebec, by race

The data include 9,550 police stops made between Dec., 2022 and Jan., 2025.

Percentage of stops Percentage of Laval's population1 Number of stops

1. 2021 Census.
2. In Census data, 'white' falls under 'not a visible minority' category, which also includes Indigenous persons and other persons who gave a write-in response that is not classified as a visible minority.
3. Grouped together in Laval Police data.
4. In Census data, East Asian minorities fall under several distinct categories.
5. Includes stops of individuals whose race was classified as 'other' or 'unknown.'
THE GLOBE AND MAIL Source: Laval Police Service; 2021 Canadian Census