"New" data released today on contacts between police and the public.

Full report here: https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cbpp18st.pdf?utm_content=cbpp18st&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
In 2018, an estimated 61.5 million persons 16 or older said they'd had at least one contact with a police officer in the past 12 months. That's about 24% of the population.

White people more likely to have contact; Black people more likely to be cuffed or subjected to force.
In 2018, an estimated 61.5 million persons 16 or older said they'd had at least one contact with a police officer in the past 12 months. That's about 24% of the population. White people more likely to have contact; Black people more likely to be cuffed or subjected to force.
In 2018, an estimated 61.5 million persons 16 or older said they'd had at least one contact with a police officer in the past 12 months. That's about 24% of the population. White people more likely to have contact; Black people more likely to be cuffed or subjected to force.
Thinking about my previous tweet re: California officers being required to document when they point their guns...

Fewer than 1% of those who had contact reported having a gun pointed at them during their most recent contact.
I need to dig deeper into these results, but at first glance, this doesn't support the theory that cops have become less proactive in recent years.
Re: methodology. This is a national survey of over 100,000 Americans. Response rate was > 70%.
Re: methodology. This is a national survey of over 100,000 Americans. Response rate was > 70%.
Re: methodology. This is a national survey of over 100,000 Americans. Response rate was > 70%.
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