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Suffolk County Superior Officers Association

Verified Statistics

Posted On: Jun 15, 2020

More Information:
Blue Truth Matters, By: Heather MacDonald
Stats show use of force is rare for Baltimore County Police (By Bill Gates 6/19/20)
Officer Characteristics and Racial Disparities in Fatal Officer-Involved Shootings (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America)
NYPD Crime and Enforcement Reports & Analysis
The Color of Crime - Race, Crime and Justice in America, by Edwin S. Rubenstein
The DOJ’s Policing Statistics Don’t Lie (By Ian Tuttle 12/4/14)