Are police and gun violence on the rise in America? | HowStuffWorks NOW
Are incidents of violence – particularly gun violence, and shootings by police officers – on the rise in the United States? Or is our awareness of these events what’s increasing? Here are some key statistics about gun violence, police shootings, news media, and social media.
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SOURCES:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/police-shootings/
http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/01/us-smartphone-use-in-2015/
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/00
Gun homicides steady after decline in ’90s; suicide rate edges up
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hundreds-of-police-killings-are-uncounted-in-federal-statistics-1417577504
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/20/us/police-brutality-video-social-media-attitudes/
https://www.brennancenter.org/blog/americas-faulty-perception-crime-rates
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/31/the-counted-police-killings-2015-young-black-men
Are police and gun violence on the rise in America? | HowStuffWorks NOW