Efforts to provide a clearer national picture on the number of people killed by police gathered momentum this week, as lawmakers cleared legislation that would give states and federal law-enforcement agencies strong incentives to report deaths in custody and during arrests. Read the full story here.
The Senate cleared and sent to President Barack Obama legislation that would provide strong incentives for states and federal law-enforcement agencies to report deaths in custody and during arrests. The House passed the legislation a year ago. Read the full story here.
How many people are killed by police each year? One academic and former police officer says he has an answer: Ask them to tell us. Read the full story here.
Data from 105 of the nation’s largest police agencies showing the number of justifiable homicides by officers each year. Read the full story here.
A Wall Street Journal analysis of data from 105 of the largest police agencies in the country found more than 550 police killings between 2007 and 2012 were missing from the FBI’s records or, in a few dozen cases, not attributed to the agency whose officers were involved. The result: It is nearly impossible to determine how many people are killed by police each year. Read the full story here.