A scathing report by state investigators said the Minneapolis Police Department has disproportionately stopped, searched and used force against Black residents.
The Minneapolis Police Department has disproportionately searched, criminally cited and used force against the city’s Black residents, state investigators said in a report Wednesday, closing out a sweeping investigation into the city’s police force that began shortly after an officer killed George Floyd almost two years ago....
Black drivers in Minneapolis were also more likely to be pulled over by police from 2017 to 2020, and they faced searches and citations during traffic stops more frequently than white drivers, including among residents stopped by police in similar circumstances.
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