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  • Research: Police uses of lethal force dropped dramatically in US from 2021-23

    Jul 24, 2025 8:30 am by Phil CicioraInsights
    The Cline Center for Advanced Social Research team. From left: Scott Althaus, director and the Merriam Professor of Political Science at Illinois; Ajay Singh, postdoctoral research associate; Jay Jennings, research scientist; Michael Martin, research coordinator; and Joseph Bajjalieh, research manager. Not pictured: Jennifer K. Robbennolt, the Alice Curtis Campbell Professor of Law at Illinois. Photo by Fred Zwicky

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    The U. of I.'s SPOTLITE dataset is the most comprehensive nationwide accounting of police uses of lethal force available today. It includes any incident in which police used a firearm, as well as any other use of force that resulted in a death. 

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