Key facts:

1. Police killings fell from 1970-2000, then SKYROCKETED

2. Police killings are now ~9% of all violent deaths in the U.S., up from 4%

3. The # of police officers killed fell in the 90s and hasn't risen since

4. Police killings are biased against Black people
Key facts:1. Police killings fell from 1970-2000, then SKYROCKETED2. Police killings are now ~9% of all violent deaths in the U.S., up from 4%3. The # of police officers killed fell in the 90s and hasn't risen since4. Police killings are biased against Black people
Key facts:1. Police killings fell from 1970-2000, then SKYROCKETED2. Police killings are now ~9% of all violent deaths in the U.S., up from 4%3. The # of police officers killed fell in the 90s and hasn't risen since4. Police killings are biased against Black people
Key facts:1. Police killings fell from 1970-2000, then SKYROCKETED2. Police killings are now ~9% of all violent deaths in the U.S., up from 4%3. The # of police officers killed fell in the 90s and hasn't risen since4. Police killings are biased against Black people
Key facts:1. Police killings fell from 1970-2000, then SKYROCKETED2. Police killings are now ~9% of all violent deaths in the U.S., up from 4%3. The # of police officers killed fell in the 90s and hasn't risen since4. Police killings are biased against Black people
Stone attributes the huge rise in police killings to 1. unionization, and 2. militarization.

More work is needed to follow up on those hypotheses.

But the basic fact is undeniable: unnecessary police violence has risen enormously since 2000.

(end) https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2020/06/65309/ 
Above the Law: The Data Are In on Police, Killing, and Race

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