California DOJ Unveils Website With Law Enforcement Data

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The California Department of Justice launched a new website that contains data about police officers interaction with the public. Data sets include deaths in custody, arrest-related deaths and officers killed or assaulted in the line of duty.

The initial "OpenJustice" dashboard includes three datasets: law enforcement officers killed or assaulted in the line of duty; deaths in custody, including arrest-related deaths; and arrests and bookings. State officials say the dashboard will likely be expanded to include additional data sets.
 
Assaults against police is a useless number, while things like spiting at them constitutes assault. Some numbers are better than no numbers maybe? I don't know.
 
GORANKAR said:
Assaults against police is a useless number, while things like spiting at them constitutes assault. Some numbers are better than no numbers maybe? I don't know.
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If you look at the page, it separates assaults by injury or no injury. The "no injury" category is broad, up to normal first aid for abrasions, contusions and lacerations.

The data is presented for casual reading and IMO does a pretty good job.
 
^ ... up to and including normal first aid for ...
 
GORANKAR said:
Assaults against police is a useless number, while things like spiting at them constitutes assault. Some numbers are better than no numbers maybe? I don't know.
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Yes. There was a time a few years ago where I was almost arrested for not getting into a car with a drunk driver. The scene esclated and it becames a ticking time bomb on who would crack first. They tried for over 2 hours to get me to assault them. 2 hours we argued back and forth over the stupidity of the situation and why I was in handcuffs. After I threaten to sue them, upon speaking with Comissioner in the morning, they let me go. They said, "I think we reached an understanding."
 
twonunpackmule said:
Yes. There was a time a few years ago where I was almost arrested for not getting into a car with a drunk driver. The scene esclated and it becames a ticking time bomb on who would crack first. They tried for over 2 hours to get me to assault them. 2 hours we argued back and forth over the stupidity of the situation and why I was in handcuffs. After I threaten to sue them, upon speaking with Comissioner in the morning, they let me go. They said, "I think we reached an understanding."
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Whelp, I know I'd love to hear this story in its entirety.
 
So around 5 officers unlawfully killed per year on average in California...
Around 57 civilian homicides by law enforcement while in custody per year in California.
Around 19 civilian homicides by inmates while in custody per year in Ca.
Around 98 "accidental" civilian deaths while in custody per year in California. Ooops.

for comparison
http://www.worksafe.org/Dying_at_Work_in_California_2012.pdf
Starting around page 46 of that document is a partial running list of people who died in 2011 and why, and it's fascinating. Don't go into trucking, farming or work as a lineman / utility worker.
 
bh192012 said:
So around 5 officers unlawfully killed per year on average in California...
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There are around 100,000 police officers employed in the state, making that rate pretty low for a "dangerous job."

In the federal data of deaths, police death ranked around #17 for the last year tallied, with more of those deaths caused by being struck by vehicles than by homocide.
 
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