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Originally Posted by Shepp
If you look at this article it points out that the disparity rate for traffic stops in Ferguson is well below the statewide average.
Police stops in Ferguson: What are the numbers? : News
It also worth mentioning that the attorney general's stats, cited in the first article, show that even though blacks are stopped more than whites they receive citations at about the same rate.
Also, even though the number of searches are higher overall for blacks about 63% of those searches are being conducted because they driver was being arrested. When you look at the number of arrests 70% of those are because the driver had an outstanding warrant already.
Of course none of that fits your claim that the Ferguson police are targeting blacks. So why would you pay attention to any of that? |
The disparity index for blacks in Ferguson is 1.37. Yes, it is lower than the statewide average (1.59) but it is still a lot closer to the statewide average than it is to the NO DISPARITY score of 1.0. It is also on the uptick over the last three years. A score higher than 1 means there IS a disparity.
Additionally, the disparity index for whites in Ferguson is .38 versus a statewide index of .96. Are all the whites in Ferguson 30 years older than the average white in Missouri? No.
Yes, it is good to be white in Ferguson. Particularly since traffic stops involving blacks are searched more than whites (12.1 v 6.9), even though contraband is found more when whites are searched (22% v 34%).