evidence: Mike Bloomberg's claim of 95% reduction in stop-and-frisk policy needs context [...] Mike Bloomberg’s first appearance in a Democratic presidential debate involved him fending off attacks on his record on the stop-and-frisk policy in New York. The former mayor said too many people were stopped and that he’s apologized for it, but he also claimed that stops were cut back drastically once he learned about it. [...] Is it true that stop and frisks dropped 95% during Bloomberg’s tenure?