THE POLICE REPORTING INFORMATION, DATA, AND EVIDENCE ACT OF 2015
"Hundreds of men and women are killed by police each and every year across the United States. No one knows exactly how many because the United States does not count how many lives are lost. Estimates range from 458 to over a thousand individuals killed each year. For years, the Department of Justice has failed to collect accurate, national data on police use of force, including the number of people killed by police. The Department of Justice has been required to ensure the collection and publication of nationwide statistics on police use of force (including all police fatal shootings) since the passage of the Violent Crime Control and Enforcement Act (1994); however, it has failed to do so. Without knowing exactly how many individuals are killed following police interactions and the circumstances related to each incident, it is impossible to understand the depth of the problem and the levels of reform needed to address the problem."
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