74 Percent of People Shot by Chicago Police Are Black, Says Report

PATF: “CPD’s own data gives validity to the widely held belief the police have no regard for the sanctity of life when it comes to people of color.”
74 Percent of People Shot by Chicago Police Are Black, Says Report
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A shocking new police report, commissioned by Chicago’s Police Accountability Task Force (PATF), found that 74 percent of people shot by Chicago police between 2008 and 2015 were black. Thirty-three percent of the city’s population is black.

The PATF report, authored by 46 members from diverse backgrounds, was released on April 13, and is calling for reform to restore “trust between the Chicago police and the communities they serve.”

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