Racial Disparities in stops and arrests
conducted by the feguson police department
Between 2012-2014, African-americans represented two-thirds of
the population in ferguson...

67%
...but represented a much higher percentage of those stopped and arrested

85%

93%

85% of people subject to a vehicle
stop were African-american

93 % of people arrested in feguson
were african-american

 racial disparities in ferguson police
department’s enforcement of petty crimes
90% of people who recieved a citation in ferguson were african american

90%
...and for the most minor charges, the racial disparties were even
more pronounced

95%
95 % of all “Manner of Walking in Roadway”
charges were filed against african-americans

94%
94 % of all “failure to comply” charges
were filed against african-americans