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From: Nate B <43703496+NB419@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 28 May 2020 01:18:36 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Create casualties.md

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+## Casualties
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+*   [BMJ Journals Injury Prevention: Miller et al. 17](https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/23/1/27)
+    *   Analyzed 12.3 million police interventions
+    *   **1,000 deaths** (2016)
+    *   **1 in 291 stops/arrests** resulted in hospital-treated injury or death of a suspect or bystander
+    *   **55,400 people were injured or killed** by cops during legal stop and search incidents in one year
+*   [Criminal Legal News: Zoukis 18](https://www.criminallegalnews.org/news/2018/mar/16/cops-killed-100-times-more-americans-terrorists-did-2017/)
+    *   Cops Killed **100 Times** More Americans Than Terrorists Did in 2017 (1,000 people)
+*   FTP puts some stats in perspective:
+    *   [FTP](https://thefreethoughtproject.com/you-are-47-times-more-likely-to-be-killed-by-a-cop-than-by-an-islamic-terrorist/): you are **47 times as likely** to be killed by a cop than by an Islamic extremist
+    *   [FTP](https://thefreethoughtproject.com/police-killed-450-citizens-mass-shootings/): In three years (2015-2017),  cops have killed **450% more citizens** than **four decades** of mass shootings
+*   [Criminal Legal News: Chappell 18](https://www.criminallegalnews.org/news/2018/jun/16/doj-police-shooting-family-dogs-has-become-epidemic/)
+    *   The DOJ estimates that around **25 to 30** dogs are killed by cops **every day**, with some numbers as high as 10,000 per year.
+    *   The totals **could be higher** -- most police agencies do not formally track officer-involved shootings involving animals.