The Guardian quotes Matt Pearce as saying:
Remember that in Ferguson, there are huge, huge, huge numbers of outstanding warrants. More warrants than residents.
Is this true? How could that be possible?
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Sign up to join this communityThe Guardian quotes Matt Pearce as saying:
Remember that in Ferguson, there are huge, huge, huge numbers of outstanding warrants. More warrants than residents.
Is this true? How could that be possible?
An NPR report states
In 2013, the municipal court in Ferguson — a city of 21,135 people — issued 32,975 arrest warrants for nonviolent offenses, mostly driving violations.
They cite this table from a document on the Missouri Courts website - see the last line of the snippet.