Search for census information of St. Louis and surrounding areas by zipcode

Find statistics and surveys related to law enforcement.

Crime report on "justifiable homocide" by law enforcement by weapon. See more links on this page to access other, related data

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Many links to raw data and how to think about using statistics in reporting

"The shooting of 18-year-old African-American Michael Brown by a Ferguson, Mo., police officer has led to a broader discussion of race in America. PunditFact has recently fact-checked several claims centering on race."

FBI Data Differs from Local Counts on Justifiable Homicides (a word of caution on using federal stats for accuracy)

Racial profiling data compiled on vehicle stops by the Ferguson Police Department [PDF]. See https://www.ago.mo.gov/ for the main site.

"[T]he city’s finances suggest the St. Louis suburb’s criminal justice system has been stealthily exploiting residents—particularly those who are black or poor—for years."

A growing list of unarmed people of color killed by police with descriptions for context, and images of the victims