African Americans most likely to be victims of ‘use of force’ by Fairfax County police
Fairfax County Police “use of force” incidents disproportionately involved African American victims, according to the 2019 Use of Force Report issued by the FCPD Internal Affairs Bureau June 23.
There was a total of 688 community members involved in use of force incidents in 2019, up from 558 in 2018 and 495 in 2017.
In 2019, 315 of those incidents involved African Americans, 228 involved whites, 121 involved Hispanics, and 24 involved Asians.
The Fairfax County demographic breakdown is 9.7 percent African American, 61.1 percent white, 16.4 percent Hispanic, and 19.3 percent Asian.
Out of a total of 1,632 incidents where use of force instruments were used by the police in 2019, the most frequently used instruments were pointing a firearm (used 396 times), force to hold (255 incidents), force to cuff (206), nylon limb immobilization system (116), and hands-on escort (104).
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Interesting that Asians have such a low rate of use of force incidents compared to the other racial groups listed.
This is the model minority myth. Asians who are here have often immigrated by choice and are more well-to-do. Simply put, people who are desperate, hopeless and see no route to happiness in a system tilted against them are capable of terrible things.
Every race would struggle with hundreds of years of servitude vs less than 50 years of supposedly equal rights since the Civil Rights Movement. The ongoing protests reflect that reality.
Well said 639
A lot of black people have migrated here as well…many of which have been very successful. I know many Asians that have migrated here with $100 in their pocket and have worked their butt off to live the American dream. Don't assume Asians are born with silver spoons because that's far from reality.
Meaningless race baiting.
A chicken and egg situation?
According to the FF crime report posted here every week – Blacks are leading the scoreboard as far as committing crimes.
I wish someone had thought these criminals about equality diversity and inclusiveness in the field of breaking the law
Wow you’re a real piece of work aren’t you. Don’t you have a confederate flag to go iron?
Hey Adam,
What's the male version of Karen?
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Nice one Adam!
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Crime is higher among blacks, and tends to be more violent in nature. Leading to more incidents of use of force. There is a larger problem that starts earlier in the cycyle. Black students are more likely to be disciplined or judged harshly than other races (and the worse offenders are black teachers in this). Families are most likely to be single parent and that makes it harder with work to and limited resources to provide structure – fundamentally a huge issue. There is a chicken and egg problem. But it has deep roots. Segregation is also a problem, the more integrated communities are and diverse the less problems you have with crime or crime pockets. But whites have been self segregated for a while on the pretence of better schools. This has caused a wider gap in education. Go to Greatschools and look at the diversity and compare east and west Fairfax. Whites have fled to be surrounded by all whites.
this article is sooooo shocking….<—-sarchasm…..since the mulatto devil columbus arrived here there has always been an certain element of white folks who hate black folks out of jealousy and a unconscious fear of genetic extinction…one the mistakes black folks made was chasing after integration instead of equal rights and justice…the bottom line is that due to integration, black folks have picked up on the nasty habits of poor white trash
These numbers should not be based on the % of the population, it should be based on the % of police/crime encounters by race, as well as on those who resist arrest.