Use of force
Police Use of Force
Use of Force By Police: Overview of National and Local Data
National Data Collection on Police Use of Force
Police Use of Force
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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ONE IN FIVE U.S. RESIDENTS IN CONTACT WITH
POLICE DURING YEAR
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- An estimated 45 million
United States residents--one in five--have some
sort of face-to-face contact with law
enforcement officers annually, according to a
new Justice Department study. Among those with
such contacts, a third seek...
Contacts between Police and Public: Findings from the 2002 National Survey
Contacts between Police and Public: Findings from the 1999 National Survey
Contacts between Police and the Public, 2005
Survey of Inmates in Local Jails (SILJ)
Conducted periodically, the survey provides information on individual characteristics of jail inmates, current offenses and detention status, characteristics of victims, criminal histories, family background, gun possession and use, prior drug and alcohol use and treatment, medical and mental health history and treatment, vocational programs and other services provided while in jails, as well as other personal characteristics. Data are collected through personal interviews with a...
Contacts between Police and the Public: Findings from the 1999 National Survey
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FORCE OR THREATENED FORCE USED IN LESS THAN 1 PERCENT OF ALL POLICE-PUBLIC INTERACTIONS
Half of all Contacts with Law Enforcement Officers are in Traffic Stops
WASHINGTON, D.C. - An estimated 43.8 million people 16 years old or older, or about 21 percent of the population of that age, had contact with the...
Citizen Complaints about Police Use of Force
Characteristics of Drivers Stopped by Police, 1999
Characteristics of Drivers Stopped by Police, 2002
Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS)
Conducted periodically since 1987, the Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) core collects data from over 3,000 general-purpose, county, and local law enforcement agencies, including all those that employ 100 or more full-time sworn officers and a nationally representative sample of smaller agencies. Data are obtained on agency responsibilities, operating expenditures, job functions of sworn and civilian employees, officer salaries and special pay, demographic...