2021 Officer-Involved Shooting Database
2021 Officer-Involved Shooting Database
The 2021 Officer-Involved shooting database compiled by the Washington Post has been updated and I don’t understand why people aren’t talking about it. Why aren’t politicians and activists taking a victory lap? According to the database, law enforcement officers shot and killed 888 people in 2021. That is a 13% decrease from ...
It All Can Change on a Dime
It All Can Change on a Dime
By: Joseph Giacalone
It can change on a dime. I know, I've been there. It's nothing but a routine "clothes job." Nothing routine about police work - nothing. Two NYPD officers were assigned d to aid a women remove some personal items that she shared with her significant other. The ...
How to Use the Fatal Force Database
How to Use the Fatal Force Database
By: Joseph Giacalone
The Washington Post's Fatal Force database tracks police officer-involved shootings in the United States. It is the only database in existence. The FBI will release one soon, but unknown when. It will be interesting to see if the FBI data coincides with the Post, or will it ...
2020 Officer-Involved Shootings
2020 Officer-Involved Shootings
By: Joseph Giacalone
2020 Officer-Involved Shootings for 2020 have been calculated by the Washington Post. There were 1,003 total shootings, the largest number by four incidents since they started tracking them in 2015.
Today, local politicians worry more about an officer-involved shooting than balancing their budgets. If you didn’t know better, one would think that ...