Wait, so they release stats on how many dogs cops kill, but not stats on how many times cops kill civilians? Last I checked, there’s a crowd-sourced database for that, but no data public from DOJ…
I agree its disgusting there’s not more transparency on both.
But according to the article, this is not a stat either - its technically an estimate from the DOJ.
One estimate from the U.S. Department of Justice suggests that police officers kill between 25 and 30 dogs every day, resulting in an annual total of approximately 10,000 dog deaths. This estimate is based on anecdotal evidence and may not fully capture the true scope of the issue[1][3][5].
The reason there are no stats is because there’s no centralized reporting requirement, so a bunch of police departments just don’t report.
Reporting is kinda fucked anyway. Who knows how understated their data is. For humans, at least, tracking news reports is likely more accurate. If they released the numbers reported it would probably be inaccurate and they’d look bad.
Wait, so they release stats on how many dogs cops kill, but not stats on how many times cops kill civilians? Last I checked, there’s a crowd-sourced database for that, but no data public from DOJ…
I agree its disgusting there’s not more transparency on both.
But according to the article, this is not a stat either - its technically an estimate from the DOJ.
The reason there are no stats is because there’s no centralized reporting requirement, so a bunch of police departments just don’t report.
Here’s some info you can check out on the subject of the lack of official police violence data: https://mappingpoliceviolence.us/aboutthedata
Reporting is kinda fucked anyway. Who knows how understated their data is. For humans, at least, tracking news reports is likely more accurate. If they released the numbers reported it would probably be inaccurate and they’d look bad.