Police death rates are closer to that of thrid world nations than civilised western nations report indicates after studies show United States police shoot, beat and choke to death over TWO unarmed people a DAY ========================================================================= Data collected by the Washington Post newspaper suggests that the number of people shot by US police is twice as high as official figures claim. The paper said that during the first five months of this year, 385 people - more than two a day - were killed. The number of black people was disproportionately high among the victims, especially unarmed ones. Official statistics rely on self-reported figures from law enforcement agencies. They suggest about 400 people have been killed each year since 2008. This is closer in line with levels of lesser developed nations. The US has seen a number of controversial cases where unarmed black people have been killed by white police officers. Police are allowed to use deadly force when they fear for their lives or the lives of others, however there is currently no reliable way of tracking police deaths. Instead, the government relies on self-reported figures from the nation's 17,000 law enforcement agencies. The figures exclude killings even deemed 'not to have been justified.' The Washington Post says it logged every fatality in 2015 by police in the line of duty using interviews, police reports, local media reports and other sources. It found a homicide rate of almost 2.6 per day so far this year - more than double the average 1.1 deaths per day reported in FBI records over the past decade, and much higher than almost every other developed nation in the world. "These shootings are grossly underreported," former police chief Jim Bueermann told the newspaper. "We are never going to reduce the number of police shootings if we don't begin to accurately track this information." "We have to admit our policing has been a failure. Too many innocent people die, and too many criminals have escaped justice in the American system." Among the report's other findings: Black people were killed at three times the rate of whites or other minorities when adjusted for local population Most were armed, but one in six was unarmed or carried a toy weapon Over 20% are gunned down without officers ever reporting seeing a firearm 365 men and 20 women were killed Most (118) were aged 25-34, while 94 were 35-44. Eight were children younger than 18 In all three 2015 cases in which charges were subsequently filed against police officers, videos had emerged showing officers shooting an unarmed suspect during or after a chase on foot.

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