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This list compiles incidents alleged or proved to be due to police brutality that attracted significant media or historical attention. Many cases are alleged to be of brutality; some cases are more than allegations, with official reports concluding that a crime was committed by police, with some criminal convictions for offences such as grievous bodily harm, planting evidence and wrongful arrest.
Map of per capita police killings in the United States in 2018. [1]Below are lists of people killed by law enforcement in the United States, both on duty and off duty. . Although Congress instructed the Attorney General in 1994 to compile and publish annual statistics on police use of excessive force, this was never carried out, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation does not collect the
This category contains articles about people who died in police custody in the United States of America, such as deaths during an arrest caused from suffocation or beating, or people who died from an unrelated cause during their arrest. This category does include those shot dead by police officers.
Not all jails responded, and we almost certainly missed deaths at smaller jails and police holding facilities. We are continuing to research and will update this page with deaths as we uncover them. If you know of someone who died while in jail or police custody between July 13, 2015, and July 13, 2016, you can contact us using this form.
The Death In Custody Reporting Act required states to report individuals who die in police custody. It was active without enforcement provisions from 2000 to 2006 and restored in December 2014, amended to include enforcement through the withdrawal of federal funding for non-compliant departments. [ 19 ]
The suspect, later identified as Thomas, also was shot by police and has been taken into custody. Oak Park Police Chief Shatonya Johnson said Detective Allan Reddins, 40, had been with the Oak ...
The Coweta County Sheriff's Office and the Whitesburg Police Department engaged in a high-speed chase when Hayes was found driving on the wrong side of the road. The police successfully stopped him and attempted to take Hayes into custody. Hayes was tasered and pepper sprayed when he refused to leave his vehicle.
Police shot Lust at a junkyard after he made "some sort of motion" with his left hand. [464] 1967-07-26: Robinson, Albert (38) Michigan (Detroit) Robinson was taking out the trash when National Guardsmen hit him with a bayonette and shot him. Police stated Robinson was a sniper who was trying to escape, but no weapons were found in Robinson's ...