Wednesday 14 March 2012

More attacks on cops or skewed stats? Policies may prompt extra officer reports, fewer complaints

A third more Chicago Police officers reported getting attackedlast year, while fewer citizens filed complaints of excessive forceagainst cops, authorities said Tuesday.

Batteries on officers jumped 32 percent in 2004 and 38 percent in2003, according to a newly released department report. The number ofallegations filed against officers for using excessive force fell 26percent in 2004, said David Bayless, a police spokesman.

From the numbers, it might appear cops are facing skyrocketinglevels of violence and fewer citizens feel they're being mistreatedby the police. But those statistics could be skewed by changes in howofficers' reports and citizens' complaints are …

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