Black and Hispanic officers both make substantially fewer stops, arrests, and use force less often. Within all racial/ethnic groups, female officers are substantially less likely to use force relative to male officers.
— Read on policingresearch.org/2020/07/01/diversity-in-policing/amp/
Tag: Statistics
Most Americans Say Policing Needs ‘Major Changes’
Nearly six in 10 Americans say “major changes” are needed to make policing better. Almost all Americans support making officers more accountable, while few support abolishing the police altogether.
— Read on news.gallup.com/poll/315962/americans-say-policing-needs-major-changes.aspx
St. Louis homicide rate breaks record amid COVID-19 | ksdk.com
Fewer car stop and people stops could be the cause for the rise of crime and homicide. Interesting!!!
So far in 2020, there have been around 68 homicides for every 100,000 city residents.
— Read on http://www.ksdk.com/mobile/article/news/investigations/st-louis-homicide-rate-breaks-record-amid-covid19/63-60aa0060-e4bf-42a3-a0b0-4c46043b1d78
Statistical fallacies and how to avoid them | Geckoboard
Discover common tricks that data can play on you, so you can avoid mistakes in data analysis. Our guide includes real-life examples and a printable poster. Get your guide
— Read on www.geckoboard.com/best-practice/statistical-fallacies/
Police Review Panel – Putnam County Online
Police Review Panel – Putnam County Online
— Read on www.putnamcountyny.com/policereviewpanel/
A large-scale analysis of racial disparities in police stops across the United States | Nature Human Behaviour
Abstract
We assessed racial disparities in policing in the United States by compiling and analysing a dataset detailing nearly 100 million traffic stops conducted across the country. We found that black drivers were less likely to be stopped after sunset, when a ‘veil of darkness’ masks one’s race, suggesting bias in stop decisions.
— Read on www.nature.com/articles/s41562-020-0858-1
Hire More Police Officers to Reduce Crime | City Journal
While reforms targeted at punishing and removing bad cops, such as elimination of qualified immunity in civil cases and weakening of police union protections, may be overdue, cutting police budgets will reduce the size of police forces and pose a clear public safety risk.
— Read on www.city-journal.org/bolstering-police-forces-reduces-crime
Is this the end of crime decline? – New York Daily News
Violence in New York is up. If you ask the NYPD, the 30-year New York City crime decline is over. Police have been known to cry wolf and can see the even most beautiful blue sky as falling. But what if this time it’s true?
— Read on www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-the-end-of-crime-decline-20200719-e77s74cv7nhxjllosarp74lp2u-story.html
The Stanford Open Policing Project
We are collecting, releasing, and analyzing data on millions of traffic stops across the United States.
— Read on openpolicing.stanford.edu/
Citizens Police Data Project — Invisible Institute
This is a collection of Police Misconduct from the Chicago Police Department. It has reports that are accessible and a dashboard where data can be filtered.
Citizens Police Data Project — Invisible Institute
— Read on invisible.institute/police-data
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