The Los Angeles Police Department has killed more people than any other law enforcement agency in the United States this year, according to a database compiled by the Guardian newspaper.
LAPD officers have killed 10 people so far in 2015, according to the Guardian's accounting. That's twice the number killed by deputies of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which was tied for second with two other agencies. Nationwide, more than 450 people have been killed by peace officers this year.
The Guardian's data tracks deaths "arising directly from encounters with law enforcement," and was put together through news reports and crowdsourcing. The data is an "imperfect work in progress," the paper writes, given that the federal government does not comprehensively track police killings.
LAPD Commander Andrew Smith said that it's inaccurate to count two of the deaths in the database. One involved a car accident and another involved an off-duty officer who allegedly murdered a man after a dispute outside a tequila bar in Pomona.
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6 comments:
Good, saves taxpayers a butt load of cash!
Isn't this where Compton is located and also the most violent and notorious gangs of the free world?!!
One wasn't a police involved shooting. It was just an off duty cop murdering someone. Hmmm. That just happened in Maryland last month. How many more murdering cops are there? Give em a chance. 90% are at heart!
saves cash? from lawsuit settlements? yeah right
Timothy 1-9
I'm surprised that it's not more, given what LA has become.
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