Promising information that is more standardized and
complete than has previously been available, Attorney General Loretta Lynch
says the Department of Justice will collect data on the police use of deadly
force in the line of duty, reported NPR.
So far in 2016, the Post reports that law
enforcement officers have killed 754 people. A lack of a national database
became a sticking point in recent years, particularly after a string of
high-profile cases in which unarmed black men died at the hands of police.
Attempts to fill that void have included the website Fatal Encounters, as well as a Washington
Post database that
tracks how many people are shot and killed by police.
Lynch's
announcement amplifies a statement by FBI Director James Comey at the
end of September, when
he told a congressional panel that the bureau is in the process of
setting up a database that can track police killings and other use of force during
interactions with the public.
The Justice Department plans to have a pilot program
collecting data in early 2017.
"Accurate and comprehensive data on the use of
force by law enforcement is essential to an informed and productive discussion
about community-police relations," Lynch said. "The initiatives we
are announcing today are vital efforts toward increasing transparency and
building trust between law enforcement and the communities we serve."
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