Tag: Statistics

US police use force on 300,000 people a year, with numbers rising since George Floyd | The Guardian

Police in the US use force on at least 300,000 people each year, injuring an estimated 100,000 of them, according to a groundbreaking data analysis on law enforcement encounters.
Mapping Police Violence, a non-profit research group that tracks killings by US police, launched a new database, policedata.org, on Wednesday cataloging non-fatal incidents of police use of force, including stun guns, chemical sprays, K9 dog attacks, neck restraints, beanbags and baton strikes.
— Read on amp.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/28/police-use-of-force-violence-data-analysis

Worcester Police Reform Strategy: Attack the DOJ

Very interesting take on the DOJ consent decree investigations.

Worth a read.

Worcester responds to the DOJ report on the police department in the worst possible way, indicating it will remain in denial that there is a problem.
— Read on thisweekinworcester.com/worcester-attacks-doj-report-police/

Also check out this report on an analysis of DOJ Police department investigations.

See: https://www.wrrb.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Bureau-Brief-DOJ-Pattern-or-Practice-Investigations.pdf

FATAL FALSEHOODS: Setting the Record Straight on Police Shooting

FACTS:

  • Police rarely use force.
  • When police use force, it is usually limited and proportional.
  • Fatal police shootings are extremely uncommon.
  • Unarmed fatal police shootings are both exceedingly rare and largely justified.
  • Public perceptions around fatal police shootings and race are distorted.

Get the report here:

www.policedefense.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/LELDF-Report-Fatal-Falsehoods-Police-Shootings.pdf