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“African-American men … ages 20-34 experience police uses of force at a rate roughly 14 times their white peers. Black women in the same age range were about 10 times more likely to experience force than young white women and twice more likely… than young white men."

Chicago Police Are 14 Times More Likely to Use Force Against Young Black Men Than Against Whites Chicago Police Are 14 Times More Likely to Use Force Against Young Black Men Than Against Whites CPD’s data shows that reported force is applied unevenly across Chicago. African-Americans, Hispanics, and whites each make up about a third of the city’s population, but police report using force on these groups at sharply different rates. Between 2005 and 2015, roughly 72 percent of all CPD uses of force targeted African-Americans. A further 15 percent involved Hispanics, and 10 percent involved whites. CPD’s data shows that reported force is applied unevenly across Chicago. African-Americans, Hispanics, and whites each make up about a third of the city’s population, but police report using force on these groups at sharply different rates. Between 2005 and 2015, roughly 72 percent of all CPD uses of force targeted African-Americans. A further 15 percent involved Hispanics, and 10 percent involved whites.
Chicago Police Are 14 Times More Likely to Use Force Against Young Black Men Than Against Whites
The Intercept
Fen, Andrew
16 August 2018
https://theintercept.com/2018/08/16/chicago-police-misconduct-racial-disparity/
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