- 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.
officers killed in the line of duty declined
In other words – violence continues to drop while the pigs get more and more violent.
https://www.facilities.udel.edu/safety/4689/
Cops are 22nd most dangerous career in America. They don’t even cut it in the TOP 20. This according to the University of Delaware. Good thing we LITERALLY give them military hardware and equipment to use on the citizens.
- Logging workers
- Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
- Derrick operators in oil, gas, and mining
- Roofers
- Garbage collectors
- Ironworkers
- Delivery drivers
- Farmers
- Firefighting supervisors
- Power linemen
- Agricultural workers
- Crossing guards
- Crane operators
- Construction helpers
- Landscaping supervisors
- Highway maintenance workers
- Cement masons
- Small engine mechanics
- Supervisors of mechanics
- Heavy vehicle mechanics
- Grounds maintenance workers
- Police officers
- Maintenance workers
- Construction workers
- Mining machine operators
I’ve read often that if you account for automotive accidents, they drop out of the top 500, and out of the top 100 if you start including dangerous niche jobs.
And police are tied with grounds maintenance, and maintenance workers. But only one of the three gets military hardware. ><
Imagine if a janitor had a Bradley with a mop on the front
hold on – this is perfect for chatgpt and dalle
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It’s not just the killings, the entire system is completely fucked up. Bail system, warrants, jails, plea deals, public defenders, judges, expert witnesses… absolutely everything is just wrong.
Heres some data for the UK to compare.
America has some serious problems
| Characteristic | Road traffic fatalities | Fatal shootings | Deaths in or following police custody | Apparent suicides following custody | Other deaths during or following police contact\* | | -------------- | ----------------------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | | 2010/11 | 26 | 2 | 21 | 46 | 57 | | 2011/12 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 39 | 47 | | 2012/13 | 31 | 0 | 15 | 65 | 22 | | 2013/14 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 70 | 44 | | 2014/15 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 71 | 43 | | 2015/16 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 61 | 106 | | 2016/17 | 32 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 131 | | 2017/18 | 29 | 4 | 23 | 57 | 177 | | 2018/19 | 42 | 3 | 17 | 63 | 156 | | 2019/20 | 24 | 3 | 18 | 54 | 107 | | 2020/21 | 25 | 1 | 19 | 54 | 92 | | 2021/22 | 40 | 2 | 11 | 57 | 111 | | 2022/23 | 28 | 3 | 23 | 52 | 90 |So, if I’m reading this right, the US had 6.6 times more fatalities by police (1,300 vs 196), with only 5 times more population (332 million vs 67 million).
Population equalized, 1,300 US vs 980 UK. Unless I’m reading this wrong.
We broke the record!! USA!!! USA!!!
(I am crying in the inside)
I feel you, and don’t have a good coping mechanism for this one, plus it’s hard as shit to not have an emotional take on it, hence the difference of the title in my community. https://lemmy.world/post/10842873
I’m sure it would be terribly difficult, but my first thought is that we need federal oversight of law enforcement.
Even legitimately tracking law enforcement federally is difficult and half ass’d, and always opposed by some of the worst criminals in our country the Police Unions (they misspell “organized crime ring” as “union”). There’s always bullshit like “voluntary compliance”, and failure to follow up on no compliance at all, it’s god-damed ridiculous.
Lemme make sure I get the facts straight:
- Police are killing people in increasing numbers
- Police are killing police in fewer numbers
- Police receive indoctrinating training which teaches them that they are a supreme individual entity while civilians are dangerous and the “other”
- Police are easily identified by their shield (badge) and their weapons, all of which are required as part of their duty within the police
- Police officers’ strongest weapon is their union
- Police frequently and harshly punish civilians for their “resistance”
Regarding the first two points: the most efficient way, in our federation, to avoid being killed or brutalized by the police is to join them?
TIL Police are the Borg.
Gotta take down the Police Queen then.
We oughtta point out to them that “Woo! High Score!” is inappropriate.
The police are agents of the state. They exist to protect capital owner’s interests. They will kill you if they think you threaten the ruling class’ bag in any way. They are not obligated to protect you or your family and will shoot through you and your baby to get someone behind you that is holding a toy car.
Upvoted for FACT.
Remember it is only considered a police killing if the cop is directly responsible and it’s not an open case. Most of the numbers we get are very low.
Overall, crime is down. It feels like should lead to less extrajudicial killings.
When can we get some fucking police reform?
here’s the spoiler: meaningful legislation for literally anything will never come until the tug of war between right and left is settled.
USA! USA! USA!
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This is disgusting
Works the same on the federal level, too. Here is an oldie but goodie from 2013:
2023 had the lowest violent crime rate in like 50 years.
I assume cause they’re not counting all police related shootings.
USA! USA! USA!
