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Mainly following public attention to police-related killings in the wake of several well publicized cases in 2014 (e.g., [[Death of Eric Garner|Eric Garner]] and [[Shooting of Michael Brown|Michael Brown]]), and John Crawford III, several projects were begun to [[Crowdsourcing|crowd-source]] data on such events. These include |
Mainly following public attention to police-related killings in the wake of several well publicized cases in 2014 (e.g., [[Death of Eric Garner|Eric Garner]] and [[Shooting of Michael Brown|Michael Brown]]), and John Crawford III, several projects were begun to [[Crowdsourcing|crowd-source]] data on such events. These include Fatal Encounters and U.S. Police Shootings Data at [[Deadspin]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = We're Compiling Every Police-Involved Shooting In America. Help Us.|url = http://regressing.deadspin.com/were-compiling-every-police-involved-shooting-in-americ-1624180387/|accessdate = 2015-05-03|first = Kyle|last = Wagner}}</ref> Another project, the Facebook page Killed by Police, was started in 2013. The National Police Misconduct Reporting Project, started in 2009 by David Packman, is now owned and operated by the Cato Institute and covers a range of behaviors by police. The most recent addition is The Puppycide Database Project, which collects information about police use of lethal force against animals, as well as people killed while defending their animals from police or as the result of friendly and misfired weapons while police were attempting to kill animals. |
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* [http://www.policemisconduct.net/ Cato Institute's Police Misconduct Reporting Project] |
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* [http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-many-americans-the-police-kill-each-year/ Nobody Knows How Many Americans The Police Kill Each Year] |
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* [http://www.pressherald.com/interactive/maine-police-deadly-force-lethal-database/ Police Use of Deadly Force in Maine 1990-2012] |
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* [http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/deadly-force/advanced-search Police Shootings in Las Vegas, 1990-2003] |
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* [http://www.theskanner.com/opinion/commentary/21787-finally-we-have-solid-data-on-police-shooting-deaths Finally! We Have Solid Data on Police Shooting Deaths], The Skanner, October 2014 |
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* [http://kboo.fm/content/usnumer US Numerous Police Shootings not Recorded by FBI], KBOO.fm, December 4, 2014 |
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* [http://atlantablackstar.com/2014/12/03/stunning-report-reveals-fbi-idea-many-police-killings-u-s-every-year/#sthash.W893HQXG.dpuf Stunning Report Reveals No One Knows How Many Police Killings There Are in U.S. Every Year], Atlanta Black Star, December 4, 2014 |
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* [http://1point21interactive.com/people-killed/ People Killed By Police 2011-2015] |
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* [http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/290363891.html St. Paul Minnesota fatal police shootings since 2004] |
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Revision as of 05:51, 3 May 2015
Listed below are lists of people killed by law enforcement in the United States, whether in the line of duty or not, and regardless of reason or method. Inclusion in the lists implies neither wrongdoing nor justification on the part of the person killed or the officer involved. The listing merely documents the occurrence of a death.
Template:Estimates of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States
Background
Within the limits set by the U.S. Supreme Court in Tennessee v. Garner, authority to use deadly force in the line of duty is granted by state law to state and local law enforcement agencies. Individual agencies set policies and procedures regarding when and how to use deadly force.[1] When deadly force is used within the prescribed manner, the killing is deemed a justifiable homicide. Some law enforcement agencies routinely investigate all uses of deadly force while others investigate only cases involving extenuating circumstances. Other causes of death to suspects include accidents and police brutality. When the circumstances surrounding a death are questionable, a state and/or federal agency may investigate.[2]
Through the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, specifically Section 210402, the US Congress mandated the Attorney General to collect data on the use of excessive force by police and to publish an annual report from the data.[3] Two national systems collect data which include homicides committed by law enforcement officers in the line of duty. The National Center for Health Statistics maintains the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) which aggregates data from locally filed death certificates. State laws require that death certificates be filed with local registrars, but the certificates do not systematically document whether a killing was legally justified nor whether a law enforcement officer was involved.[4] The FBI maintains the Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCR) which relies on the voluntary participation of state and local law enforcement agencies in submitting reports about crimes.[4] A study of the years 1976 to 1998 found that both national systems underreport justifiable homicides by police officers, but for different reasons.[4] In addition, between 2007 and 2012, more than 550 homicides by the country's 105 largest law enforcement agencies were found to be missing from FBI records.[5] Records in the NVSS did not consistently include documentation of police officer involvement. The UCR database did not receive reports of all applicable incidents. The authors concluded that "reliable estimates of the number of justifiable homicides committed by police officers in the United States do not exist."[4] A study of killings by police from 1999 to 2002 in the Central Florida region found that the national databases included (in Florida) only one-fourth of the number of persons killed by police as reported in the local news media.[6]"Nationally, the percentage of unreported killings by police is probably lower than among agencies in Central Florida..."[6]
Crowd-sourced projects to collect data
Mainly following public attention to police-related killings in the wake of several well publicized cases in 2014 (e.g., Eric Garner and Michael Brown), and John Crawford III, several projects were begun to crowd-source data on such events. These include Fatal Encounters and U.S. Police Shootings Data at Deadspin.[7] Another project, the Facebook page Killed by Police, was started in 2013. The National Police Misconduct Reporting Project, started in 2009 by David Packman, is now owned and operated by the Cato Institute and covers a range of behaviors by police. The most recent addition is The Puppycide Database Project, which collects information about police use of lethal force against animals, as well as people killed while defending their animals from police or as the result of friendly and misfired weapons while police were attempting to kill animals.
Lists of killings
- List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, 2015 (total: 853)
- List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, 2014 (total: 638)
- List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, 2013 (total: 347)
- List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, 2012 (total: 608)
- List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, 2011 (total: )
- List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, 2010 (total: )
- List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, 2009 (total: 86)
- List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States prior to 2009 (total: 183)
Template:List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, See also
References
- ^ Roy, Roger (May 23, 2004). "Deadly But Legal". Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ "FBI: Frequently Asked Questions". The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- ^ McEwen, Tom (1996). "National Data Collection on Police Use of Force" (PDF). U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics.
- ^ a b c d Loftin, Colin (July 2003). "Underreporting of Justifiable Homicides Committed by Police Officers in the United States, 1976–1998". Am J Public Health. 93 (7): 1117–1121. doi:10.2105/AJPH.93.7.1117. PMC 1447919. PMID 12835195.
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- ^ a b Roy, Roger (May 24, 2004). "Killings by Police Underreported". Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ Wagner, Kyle. "We're Compiling Every Police-Involved Shooting In America. Help Us". Retrieved 2015-05-03.