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a. Ladue, Missouri

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Ladue is the wealthiest suburb of Missouri. Ladue’s African-American population is 1.0%, compared to nearby Ferguson’s 2/3rds. Per capita income in Ladue is $88,000, compared to Ferguson’s under $21,000.* **

Footnote *: A few years ago, Ladue’s police chief was fired, allegedly for refusing to target black drivers who passed through the city limits. Former Ladue Police Chief alleges he was ordered to profile black motorists (https://perma.cc/S5ER-ZXMD ), KMOV.com, May 4, 2014. Ladue sought to cover a $300,000 city budget shortfall through traffic tickets rather than by raising taxes on its millionaire homeowners. In 2006, African-Americans made up 22.5% of traffic stops by Ladue police. In 2014, though the percentage had decreased somewhat, African-Americans were still 16 times as likely to be stopped as their percentage of the population would predict. Walter Moskop, Traffic enforcement report: Black drivers in Missouri still stopped at higher rate (https://perma.cc/P666-NZ6X ), St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 2, 2015.   

**Seventy percent of Ladue’s acreage is comprised of open space.  

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