Exclusive: groundbreaking Mapping Police Violence data estimates scale of physical force and civilian injuries

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 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.

The database features incidents from 2017 through 2022, compiled from public records requests in every state. The findings, the group says, suggest that despite widespread protests against police brutality following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, overall use of force has remained steady since then – and in many jurisdictions, has increased.

  • @RaoulDookEnglish
    1•3 months ago

    You should write a book on those experiences, or write as much as you can and publish for public awareness

    • @Jiggle_Physics
      2•3 months ago

      The thing is, there are already a bunch of books, and other media, out there like that. A lot of it is first hand, not second, too.

      For an easy suggest, have you heard of the YouTube channel “That Dang Dad”? A man who was more conservative, and became a cop. He was so disgusted with his experience it shifted his whole professional, political, and philosophical perspective. He talks a lot about his time as a cop, and what is wrong with policing.

      https://www.youtube.com/c/thatdangdad