>>13037097
>Was it really 27?
no
fake stats massaged to fit a narrative
>https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/aboutthedata
Definitions
Police Killing: A case where a person dies as a result of being shot, beaten, restrained, intentionally hit by a police vehicle, pepper sprayed, tasered, or otherwise harmed by police officers, whether on-duty or off-duty.
A person was coded as Unarmed/Did Not Have a Weapon in the database if they were one or more of the following:
not holding any objects or weapons when killed
holding household/personal items that were not used to attack others (cellphone, video game controller, cane, etc.)
holding a toy weapon (BB gun, pellet gun, air rifle, toy sword)
an innocent bystander or hostage killed by a police shooting or other police use of force
a person or motorist killed after being intentionally hit by a police car or as a result of hitting police stop sticks during a pursuit
A person was coded as having a Vehicle as a weapon if they were one or more of the following:
a driver who was killed while hitting, dragging or driving towards officers or civilians
a driver who was driving and/or being pursued by police at high speeds, presenting a danger to the public
people who were killed by a civilian driver or crashed without being hit directly by police during a police pursuit are not included in the database. Note that an estimated 300 people are killed in police pursuits each year and only a small proportion of these cases are included in the database (most deadly pursuits end after the driver crashes themselves into something or hits a civilian vehicle without being directly rammed/hit by police).
A person was coded as Allegedly Armed in the database if they:
were alleged to have possessed objects or weapons in circumstances other than those stated above