ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minneapolis Police Department has engaged in a pattern of race discrimination for at least a decade, including stopping and arresting Black people at a higher rate than white people, using force more often on people of color and maintaining a culture where racist language is tolerated, a state investigation launched after George Floyd’s killing found.
Highlights
- Minnesota Department of Human Rights released report Wednesday.
- Report: Minneapolis Police Department engaged in a pattern of race discrimination for at least a decade.
- Report said police department data “demonstrates significant racial disparities with respect to officers’ use of force, traffic stops, searches, citations, and arrests” Interim Police Chief Amelia Huffman said her department has been moving forward with reforms in the two years since the investigation began.
- Mayor Jacob Frey said he was disturbed by the report and vowed to cooperate with the state to make needed changes.
- Civil rights attorney Ben Crump and his partners, who won a $27 million settlement from the city for the Floyd family, called the report “monumental”