Traffic stops

Over 15,000 people in the St. Louis region who were jailed in Ferguson can receive money from a $4.5 million class-action settlement. The City of Ferguson settled a lawsuit filed by ArchCity Defenders in 2015. The suit alleges that the city's courts system jailed people for an inability to pay traffic fines and fees and were kept in horrible conditions.

The latest data from the Missouri attorney general show Black motorists are pulled over, ticketed and arrested at higher rates than white drivers. It’s a trend that has been ongoing for more than 20 years.

The Missouri Attorney General's 2018 report on traffic stops shows black drivers were even more likely to be stopped than white drivers compared to the…

Black drivers are more likely to be stopped by police than other groups in Missouri. That’s what a report from Attorney General Josh Hawley’s office shows…

New data show black drivers in Missouri were 75 percent more likely than whites to be pulled over last year. The annual report, which was released…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 16, 2010 - Michael Moore didn't know why he and his wife were pulled over Tuesday afternoon.…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 3, 2009 - When Missouri began collecting racial information about drivers involved in traffic…