![]() ![]() But not all: A 2015 study by researcher Cody Ross found, “There is no relationship between county-level racial bias in police shootings and crime rates (even race-specific crime rates), meaning that the racial bias observed in police shootings in this data set is not explainable as a response to local-level crime rates.” That suggests that other factors - such as, potentially, racial bias - are involved in the racial disparities seen for these shootings. Some of the disparities are explained by higher crime in black communities, which makes police more likely to be active in black people’s neighborhoods. Although they make up about 13 percent of the US population, they make up 29 percent of Fatal Encounters' police shooting victims of a known race. In raw numbers, it is true that more white people are killed by police than any other race: About 50 percent of all victims of a known race are white, whereas white Americans make up about 62 percent of the US population.īut the numbers show black people are disproportionately likely to be killed. For this story, we’ve pulled some of that data to break down the demographics of this population and some of their personal information. But a 2015 study by RTI International found that each agency misses nearly half of police killings in the US, and together they still miss more than one quarter.įatal Encounters seeks to remedy our gap in knowledge as police shootings - and the vast racial disparities behind them - get more attention in the news. The FBI and Bureau of Justice Statistics are each supposed to track police killings. The project, similar to others maintained by the Guardian and Washington Post, is necessary due to a massive gap in the information we have about police shootings in America. It also includes killings that were potentially legally justified, and is likely missing some killings entirely. Some of the data is incomplete, with details about a victim’s race, age, and other factors sometimes missing. The count comes from Fatal Encounters, a nonprofit that’s tracked police shootings by collecting reports from the media, public, and law enforcement and verifying them through news reports. Walk-in visitors cannot be accommodated at this time.Since protesters rose up in the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, over the police shooting of Michael Brown, cops in America have killed more than 2,000 people. To request an appointment, please call on a Wednesday or Friday (8:30 a.m.- Noon, 1 - 3 p.m.) If the issue cannot be resolved over the phone, staff will schedule a future in-person appointment date. ![]() Special Covid-19 Note: The Permits Duty Desk will be open to visitors by appointment only from 8:30 until noon every Wednesday and Friday. Many documents can be found on the DEC Info Locatorġ23 Kings Park Blvd. (631) 444-0320 Petroleum Bulk Storage, Chemical Bulk Storage, Major Oil Storage Facility (631) 444-0240 State Superfund Program, Brownfield Cleanup Program, Environmental Restoration Program ![]() Suffolk County DOH (631) 854-2501 for Petroleum Storage Program Nassau County Fire\Commission (516) 573-9940 for all other petroleum tanks (516) 227-9691 for petroleum tanks connected to oil burning equipment ![]() (631) 444-0205 Regional Air Pollution Control Engineerīrookhaven Air Quality
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