Mapping Police Violence

“Black people are three time more likely to be killed by police. Most police killings begin with traffic stops and non-violent offenses and where no crime was alleged.” — Mapping Police Violence

How many people have been killed? Which states and cities have the most police killings? How many of the victims were unarmed? We mapped the data from Mapping Police Violence.

Numbers don’t lie. Neither do the dead.

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Mapping Police Violence

“Law enforcement agencies across the country provide little basic information about the lives they have taken. The Deaths in Custody Reporting Act mandates this data be reported, but it is unclear whether police departments will actually comply with this mandate and, even if they do decide to report this information, it could be several years before the data is fully collected, compiled and made public.”