Racial Bias in Police Force Not as Simple as Numbers

Racial Bias in Police Force Not as Simple as Numbers
Police officers patrol around the Cleveland Public Square in preparation for the Republican National Convention on July 15, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio. DOMINICK REUTER/AFP/Getty Images
Petr Svab
Petr Svab
reporter
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For decades, Americans have been looking to statistics for evidence of racial bias in the  police force. And for decades, different statistics have been thrown around on both sides of the argument without an apparent victor.

The most contentious point of the debate, and the most serious, is fatal shootings. Yet crucial statistics on police shootings were sorely missing.

Petr Svab
Petr Svab
reporter
Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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