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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.
The Civil Rights Movement was the target of numerous incidents of police brutality in its struggle for justice and racial equality, notably during the Birmingham campaign of 1963–64 and during the Selma to Montgomery marches of 1965. Media coverage of the brutality sparked national outrage, and public sympathy for the movement grew rapidly as ...
Lawyer T. Greg Doucette and mathematician Jason Miller compiled a list of videos posted on Twitter showing evidence of alleged police brutality, which as of July 26, 2020 contained more than 830 videos. [3] [4] [5] Investigative journalism website Bellingcat documented over 140 police violence incidents against journalists during the protests. [6]
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
1964 – Jersey City Riot, August 3–5, A disorderly conduct arrest set off accusations of police brutality and were followed by protests and riots. [14] At least two residents were shot and several police and rioters were injured, [15] Jersey City, NJ; 1964 – Dixmoor race riot, August 15–17, Dixmoor, Illinois
Shot while pointing shotgun at officers while approaching them. Police were responding to a report of a domestic disturbance. They found Mauro on the porch of the home with a shotgun taped to his throat. A standoff ensued. [2] 1999-12-27 Unnamed man: Georgia (Summerville) [3] 1999-12-24 Unnamed man: California (Walnut Creek) [4] 1999-12-11
This is a list of protests and unrest in the United States between 2020 and 2023 against systemic racism towards black people in the United States, such as in the form of police violence. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Following the murder of George Floyd , unrest broke out in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area on May 26, 2020, and quickly spread across the ...
Long before Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke shot and killed a black teenager, sparking a public outcry and now a Justice Department probe into the city’s troubled police department, he had established a track record as one of Chicago’s most complained-about cops. Since 2001, civilians have lodged 20 complaints against Van Dyke. None ...