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Who are the "police" in "police violence"? Fatal violence by U.S. law enforcement agencies across levels of government.

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      NEW Mexico; MARYLAND; VIRGINIA; NORTH Carolina; ARIZONA; PENNSYLVANIA; ALASKA; FLORIDA; MINNESOTA; NEW York (State); OKLAHOMA; WEST Virginia; KENTUCKY; SOUTH Dakota; SOUTH Carolina; OREGON; DELAWARE; GEORGIA; LOUISIANA; UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      Background: Police violence is increasingly recognized as an urgent public health problem. Basic questions about police violence, however, remain unanswered, including which types of law enforcement agency are responsible for fatal police violence deaths. Methods: We estimated the proportion of police violence deaths in the U.S. (2013–2022) that were attributable to local, county, state, federal, or tribal police agencies, using mapping police violence data. We examined proportions overall, by decedent race/ethnicity, and by state. Results: Nationally, 60% of decedents were killed by municipal, 29% by county, 8% by state, and 3% by federal, police, with < 1% killed by tribal or other officers. These proportions varied by race/ethnicity, with 56% of Native American decedents killed by municipal police compared to 70–75% among other racially minoritized people. While municipal police were responsible for most deaths in most states, in the Southeast, county police predominated. In some Northeastern states (and Alaska), state police were responsible for > 40% of deaths. Conclusions: We identify wide geographic & racial/ethnic variation in the agencies responsible for fatal police violence. Findings suggest that the budgetary and infrastructural shifts required to prevent fatal police violence need to occur at multiple levels of government. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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