US police killed a record number of people in 2023: Research
thehill.com
The number of people killed by police officers in the United States reached a new high in 2023, according to new research. The Mapping Police Violence project, which has been tracking police k…
  • In 2023, police in the U.S. Killed over 1,300 people, marking a steady increase in police killings, as reported by Mapping Police Violence.
  • There were only 14 days without a police killing, and on average, a person was killed by law enforcement every 6.6 hours.
  • While the number of people killed by gunfire and officers killed in the line of duty declined, this data highlights the need for significant changes in policing in the country.
  • rivermonsterOP
    62·
    9 months ago

    Correction, until we have a tug from the right. There’s just the current tug between center-right dems and fascist, racist GOP. Both capitalist parties, thereby both requiring a fascist force.

    • grueEnglish
      30·
      9 months ago

      Republicans are the ratchet; Democrats are the pawl.