Using Multiple Sources to Estimate Homicides by Police Officers

• In Event: Police-Related Deaths

Abstract

We identify sources of error in the Supplementary Homicide Reports and the National Vital Statistics System. Then we use information from both systems to produce more accurate estimates of the number of homicides committed by police officers in the United States.

Authors

• Colin Loftin, University at Albany, SUNY

• David McDowall, University at Albany, SUNY

• Min Xie, University of Maryland