I agree, the leap to 1,500 (in three sentences) needs to be explained. The analysis that was actually explained in the article led to an estimate of 1,250/y, wh

I agree, the leap to 1,500 (in three sentences) needs to be explained. The analysis that was actually explained in the article led to an estimate of 1,250/y, which is slightly higher than but rather close to the numbers from other sources. The Guardian's list of people killed by police in 2015 and 2016 identifies approximately 1100/y. [1] And the Bureau of Justice Statistics released preliminary findings (for June to August 2015) from a redesigned Arrest-Related Deaths program that extrapolated an estimated 1200 arrest-related homicides per year. [2] 1: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2015/jun/01/the-counted-police-killings-us-database https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2015/jun/... 2: https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ardprs1516pf_sum.pdf https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ardprs1516pf_sum.pdf