Town and Country Police Dept
The disparity index is based upon the population demographics of the City of Town & Country, which has a current population of 11,640 (disparity index only indicates 9509) with an African American population of .9% (US Census Bureau). This does not accurately reflect the demographics of the true motoring population through the City daily. Every weekday, nearly 415,000 motorists travel through our city on the 2nd most voluminous interchange in the State (Interstates 64/40/270). Our motoring public is more reflective of the demographics of the State and St. Louis County, which are comprised of African American populations of 11.4% and 24.2% respectively (US Census Bureau). The stop data for Town & Country Police indicate over 71% of stops occuned on either the interstates, US Highway

or State Highway, of which, 83% were initiated for hazardous moving violations. Overall, only 23% of the stops were African American drivers. The natural implication of this statistic is that the ratio of the race of motorists stopped for violations would reflect state and county demographics, not the residential population of the City of Town & Country.