Date: 02-12-2021
Charts provide information on trends in key areas, including the size and makeup of the nation's police agencies, spending, and, crime and victimization rates |
From the Council on Criminal Justice Task Force on Policing:
Mounting criticism of American policing following the violent death of George Floyd and others at the hands of law enforcement has prompted calls for enhanced police accountability and shifts in funding from police to social services and community-led safety efforts. At the same time, violent crime has spiked in many U.S. cities, with some experiencing record-setting numbers of homicides.
Efforts to develop responses that achieve the twin goals of crime control and justice must be grounded in hard data and research evidence, as well as personal and professional experience. This series of charts is intended to inform debates about the future of policing in America. It paints a statistical portrait of trends in key areas, ranging from the size and makeup of the nation’s police agencies to spending, reported crime and victimization rates, people killed by police and officers killed in the line of duty, and public perceptions of and trust in law enforcement.
The included metrics have been compiled to shed light on the bigger picture trends in policing in recent years as governments, agencies, and communities wrestle with priorities and reforms at a local level. The overall picture is complex and nuanced, reflecting the nature and extent of the challenges facing the country and individual communities.
Read the full report here.
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