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Originally Posted by kane
In 2011 there were roughly 12.4 million people arrested in the united states. About 360 people were killed by police that same year. I would say most police encounters end with minimal force.
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Right now there are no official stats on officer involved shootings. The FBI has some incomplete data because apparently 96% of law enforcement agencies in the US do not provide statistics of that nature, to anyone. The 360 figure comes from the FBI's admittedly incomplete stats and even agragators of media reports (citing only incidents that make news) show higher rates if police killings.