article_snippet: City divided: Analysis of more than 35,000 pages of police records found racist comments from officers as well as statistics that showed African-Americans make up 93 percent of arrests .
article_snippet: 'the DOJ's investigation into the police department found a community that was deeply polarized,' US Attorney General Eric Holder said. '
article_snippet: A community where deep distrust and hostility often characterized interactions between police and area residents. '
article_snippet: A community where local authorities consistently approached law enforcement not as a means for protecting public safety but as a way to generate revenue.'
article_snippet: Analysis of more than 35,000 pages of police records found racist comments from officers as well as statistics that showed African-Americans make up 93 percent of arrests while accounting for only 67 percent of the population in Ferguson Municipal.
article_snippet: African-Americans also made up most of incidents in which officers used force and all incidents where police dogs bit citizens.