A report released today by the U.S. Department of Justice faults police in Ferguson, Mo., for racial bias and unconstitutional practices. Below is a list, excerpted from the report, of several disturbing figures that support that accusation.
The investigators go on to write that the focus of Ferguson police on black civilians likely does not contribute to public safety, and probably makes the job of police even more difficult by sowing mistrust among the city's majority-black population.