Wichita's Racial Profiling Advisory Board says recent Wichita Police Department data shows black drivers are twice as likely to get a citation than white drivers.

Dr. Walt Chappell presented the data on behalf of the board to the Wichita City Council on Tuesday.

"We have had five studies done now of the stops in Wichita, Kansas," said Chappell during the meeting, "each one of them shows you are twice as likely to be stopped and given a citation if you are black."

Chappell said he analyzed more than 137,000 citations issued by Wichita police officers between 2016 and 2018 finding black drivers are twice as likely to get one or more non-moving violations during each traffic stop.

He said the are tickets for things like expired tags, a suspended license or broken light.

Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsay said Chappell's review showed discrepancies and inaccuracies.

The board said there are two issues: blacks receiving more citations and having their licenses suspended due to nonpayment on the citations.

Sheila Officer also sits on the board. She said the board is efforting to reinstate the licenses of more than 51,000 drivers in Wichita which have been suspended for nonpayment of one or more traffic fines.

She also said the board is working with state lawmakers to present a bill in January for an amnesty program that would allow drivers to reduce or wipe out some of the debt they owe.

The Wichita Police Department released the following statement regarding the analysis: