A U.S. Department of Justice investigation found that the Memphis Police Department committed a host of civil rights violations, including using excessive force, making illegal traffic stops and disproportionately targeting Black people in the majority Black city.
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Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn"C.J." Davis speaks during a news conference Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. Police also discriminate against people with behavioral health disabilities, investigators found. The city requires officers to respond to 911 calls involving people experiencing behavioral health issues, most of them nonviolent, but officers sometimes belittle and use unnecessary force on them, including shooting them with Tasers.
— Black people were cited for loitering or curfew violations 13 times more often than white people were. For disorderly conduct, it was 3.6 times more. In driving infractions, Black drivers were cited 4.5 times more for equipment violations, 6.1 times more for defective lights and 9.8 times more for tinted windows.
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