- In 2023, police in the U.S. Killed over 1,300 people, marking a steady increase in police killings, as reported by Mapping Police Violence.
- There were only 14 days without a police killing, and on average, a person was killed by law enforcement every 6.6 hours.
- While the number of people killed by gunfire and officers killed in the line of duty declined, this data highlights the need for significant changes in policing in the country.
Works the same on the federal level, too. Here is an oldie but goodie from 2013:
Remember it is only considered a police killing if the cop is directly responsible and it’s not an open case. Most of the numbers we get are very low.
The police are agents of the state. They exist to protect capital owner’s interests. They will kill you if they think you threaten the ruling class’ bag in any way. They are not obligated to protect you or your family and will shoot through you and your baby to get someone behind you that is holding a toy car.
“A record of people tried to kill US police”
It’s not just the killings, the entire system is completely fucked up. Bail system, warrants, jails, plea deals, public defenders, judges, expert witnesses… absolutely everything is just wrong.
