As of 2016, only 16 percent of the 100 largest city police departments in the United States required comprehensive reporting on the use of force by officers. In addition, 37 percent of departments required an attempt to de-escalate the situation before officers could use force, while 34 percent required officers to exhaust other means before shooting was permitted.
Share of police departments in the United States who have implemented violence reduction measures as of 2016
Information obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests. Total number of respondents is only 91 as six departments did not submit their use of force polices, and another three were too heavily redacted to be included.
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Mapping Police Violence. (September 20, 2016). Share of police departments in the United States who have implemented violence reduction measures as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124226/share-police-departments-adopted-violence-reduction-measures-us/
Mapping Police Violence. "Share of police departments in the United States who have implemented violence reduction measures as of 2016." Chart. September 20, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124226/share-police-departments-adopted-violence-reduction-measures-us/
Mapping Police Violence. (2016). Share of police departments in the United States who have implemented violence reduction measures as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124226/share-police-departments-adopted-violence-reduction-measures-us/
Mapping Police Violence. "Share of Police Departments in The United States Who Have Implemented Violence Reduction Measures as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124226/share-police-departments-adopted-violence-reduction-measures-us/
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