Although there is no comprehensive database on police violence, this project is one of the more comprehensive sources for data, including mapping projects, infographics, trends and analyses of police violence data.
In 2015, The Washington Post began to log every fatal shooting by an on-duty police officer in the United States. In that time there have been more than 5,000 such shootings recorded by The Post.
The ARD reports include all deaths of individuals in custody (not just police violence). In 2014 the program was suspended "due to concerns over the program’s coverage and reliability." The program has undergone an assessment and study looking into the inconsistencies. Although it is still not a comprehensive gathering of police violence, the study looks at why the data is so unreliable.
An analysis of the BJS 2016 report on the inconsistencies of Arrest-Related Deaths, which also examined data gathered by The Guardian. The Guardian, Thu 15 Dec 2016.
Short article about the origins of policing, which came about as 'slave patrols,' or organizations directed to abduct enslaved people who had escaped the slave owners, as well as 'Indian Constables' and other groups directed to defend settlers against Native Americans. Written by Victor E. Kappeler, Ph.D.
A look at how police escalate and provoke peaceful demonstrations into becoming violent, despite a large body of evidence demonstrating that their actions lead to this. The Marshall Project, June 1, 2020.
"Some NYPD officers who police the sex trade, driven by overtime pay, go undercover to round up as many “bodies” as they can with little evidence. Almost no one they arrest is white." Propublica, 12/07/2020
