Since 2000, there have been nearly 900 killings by L.A. police that were ruled a homicide by county medical examiners. Almost all of the dead were men, nearly 80% were black or Latino. More than 98% were shot to death.
death in Minneapolis, The Times has compiled a database of cases where people died at the hands of law enforcement in Los Angeles County.
Since 2000, there have been nearly 900 killings by local police that were ruled a homicide by county medical examiners. Almost all of the dead were men, nearly 80% were black or Latino. More than 98% were shot to death. Criminal charges are rare. In nearly all cases, the use of force was deemed legally justified by the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office, which conducts an investigation into each incident. Since 2000, only two officers have been charged as a result of shooting a civilian while on duty.Over the last 20 years, police in Los Angeles County have killed about three to four people each month.
Black people make up 8% of L.A. County’s population, yet they represent a quarter of law enforcement killings. Conversely, white people, who make up 26% of the population, are killed in 19% of the incidents.
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