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Examining Police Misconduct Resolution Amounts in Various American Urban Areas

U.S. Cities' Police Misconduct Settlements Tracked by Data Journalism Site FiveThirtyEight: A compilation of 31 cities across the U.S. that issued settlements for police misconduct between 2010 and 2019, presenting details such as the occurrence date, the filing of lawsuits, and the monetary...

Documenting Police Misconduct Resolution Amounts in Urban Centers Nationwide
Documenting Police Misconduct Resolution Amounts in Urban Centers Nationwide

Examining Police Misconduct Resolution Amounts in Various American Urban Areas

In a groundbreaking initiative, FiveThirtyEight has compiled datasets detailing U.S. cities that paid settlements for police misconduct between 2010 and 2019. These datasets provide a comprehensive overview of the financial impact and patterns of police abuse settlements across the United States during that period.

The datasets cover 31 U.S. cities and include detailed information about each settlement. Each dataset consists of the date of the incident, when the lawsuit was filed, the amount awarded to the claimant in the settlement, and a description of the allegations made in the misconduct case.

It is important to clarify that the image used in this article, credited to Matt Popovich, is not a visual representation of the amounts awarded in the settlements, the allegations made in the misconduct cases, the cities involved in the settlements, the outcomes of the cases, the dates of the incidents or lawsuits, or the datasets created by FiveThirtyEight.

While the image may be related to the U.S. cities with police misconduct settlements discussed in the article, the exact content of the image is not specified in this article. The image is not part of the datasets created by FiveThirtyEight.

This initiative sheds light on the financial implications of police misconduct in several U.S. cities, offering a valuable resource for understanding the extent and frequency of such incidents. The datasets also provide insights into the types of incidents that led to these settlements, offering a comprehensive view of police misconduct in the United States over the past decade.

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