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The Center for American Progress reports
Congress [just] passed a bill that could result in complete, national data on police shootings and other deaths in law enforcement custody.
Right now, we have nothing close to that. Police departments are not required to report information about police to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Some do, others don't, others submit it some years and not others or submit potentially incomplete numbers, making it near-impossible to know how many people police kill every year. Based on the figures that are reported to the federal government, ProPublica recently concluded that young black men are 21 times more likely to be killed by police than whites.
Under the bill awaiting Obama's signature, states receiving federal funds would be required to report every quarter on deaths in law enforcement custody. This includes not [only] those who are killed by police during a stop, arrest, or other interaction. It also includes those who die in jail or prison. [Additionally,] it requires details about these shootings including gender, race, as well as at least some circumstances surrounding the death.
(Score: 2) by etherscythe on Tuesday December 16 2014, @10:18PM
...and from thence, and similar places, comes the impression many USA residents have of the "brutes with badges." There are, no doubt, many honorable men and women working to make the world a better place service on the force. Unfortunately, and particularly in places such as NYC with "stop and frisk" and many red-light-camera areas, locals are afraid of those sworn to Protect and Serve, because it seems like their loyalty is not to the community but to some group with power over their budget/paycheck.
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