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Here’s how often each Columbus police officer used force against people from 2001-2018. Some used force at substantially higher rates. But how often were they held accountable? A thread. (1/x)

Arrests of Black people by Tucson PD:2019 - 5,607 arrests2018 - 4,189 arrests2017 - 4,031 arrestsTotal Black population of Tucson: 27,689https://crime-data-explorer.fr.cloud.gov/explorer/agency/AZ0100300/arrest https://twitter.com/ParxistLe

Police use of force legislation often contains edits that reveal how police successfully lobby legislators to let them continue shooting people unnecessarily. For example, here’s a law recently passed in

This year police have killed Black people at 2.5x higher rate per population than white people - and Black people were 1.5x more likely to be unarmed.http://mappingpoliceviolence.org Of the 751

What’s the plan B for people to be able to vote by mail if USPS doesn’t function? I’m seeing a lot of responses that people should just drop off their

The Bureau of Justice Statistics estimates 53 million people had contact with police nationwide in 2015. This report is key to understanding how to reduce encounters with police overall. A

The methodological choice made in some academic circles to “adjust” rates of police violence based on rates of violent crime is a clear and pernicious example of scientific racism. A

Police unions really have rigged the system. They got cities to sign legally binding contracts that prohibit any layoffs of police. So they can’t really cut size of the police

For those who are interested in research-based solutions to stop police violence, here’s what you need to know - based on the facts and data. A thread. (1/x) Lesson 1.

See now we can track how police misconduct spreads. And officers in close proximity to officers who have records of misconduct end up being 4x more likely to use force

Lesson 1. Everything you’ve probably heard is a lie. Specifically, the most discussed “solutions” to police violence have no evidence of effectiveness. For example, Body cams don’t reduce police violence:https://www.pnas.org/content

*Activists and Legislators:* Here’s a thread of MEANINGFUL legislation that has been proposed and, in some cases, passed in cities and states to address police violence. Consider passing legislation like