But a higher percentage of whites have contraband.
Protestors in Ferguson, Missouri, on Sunday.
AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Robert Cohen
Though police have not yet provided details about the killing, witness reports indicated Brown was unarmed. The ensuing chaos Sunday included looting and vandalism. Police responded by deploying SWAT teams, tear gas, and hundreds of officers.
Much of the outrage after Brown's killing focused on race. The St. Louis area — which includes Ferguson — has a long history of racial tension and strife, and the local president of the NAACP issued a statement after Brown's killing saying he was "slaughtered" by law enforcement.
The results seem to show that, at least when it comes to vehicle stops, blacks are disproportionately targeted by police.
First, this graph shows that the population of Ferguson is about two-thirds black.
The data — which comes from the U.S. Census — also shows that the city is almost one-third white, with small percentages of other races.
Jim Dalrymple II
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