US police have killed nearly 600 people in traffic stops since 2017, data shows | US policing
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on April 21, 2022
Police in the US have killed nearly 600 people during traffic stops since 2017, with the deaths continuing apace this year, a review of national police violence data shows.
The numbers add urgency to the growing push from advocates to prevent deadly stops and remove officers from traffic enforcement following the police killing of Patrick Lyoya, a Black Michigan man, earlier this month . . .
