2020 Police Brutality
This repository accumulates and contextualizes evidence of police brutality during the 2020 George Floyd protests. The goal is to assist journalists, politicians, prosecutors, activists and concerned individuals who can use the evidence accumulated here for political campaigns, news reporting, public education and prosecution of criminal police officers.
APIs
2020 Police Brutality API
This repository accumulates and contextualizes evidence of police brutality during the 2020 George Floyd protests. Data is available as JSON and CSV files from the data_build br...
Capabilities
2020 Police Brutality Incident Research
Workflow for accessing and analyzing documented police brutality incidents from the 2020 George Floyd protests. Designed for journalists, researchers, prosecutors, and activists...
Run with NaftikoFeatures
Documented evidence of police brutality with descriptions, dates, locations, and source links
GPS geolocation coordinates for each incident, enabling geographic analysis
Categorical tags classifying incident types (foam-bullet, tear-gas, pepper-spray, etc.)
Data available in JSON (v1 and v2) and CSV formats for different use cases
Each incident includes links to source documentation for verification
MIT licensed open dataset available for public use
Use Cases
Investigative journalists use incident data for news reporting on police conduct
Prosecutors and civil rights attorneys use evidence for criminal and civil cases
Researchers study patterns in police use of force during protests
Activists and policymakers use data to support police reform campaigns
Organizations use the data to educate the public about police brutality
Researchers map incidents by location to identify geographic patterns