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I'm guessing they mean a shooting may not show up in the statistics as "shot dead" if someone dies from complications 6 months later, even if the shooting was r

by mc808 12y ago

I'm guessing they mean a shooting may not show up in the statistics as "shot dead" if someone dies from complications 6 months later, even if the shooting was responsible for the death.

Anechoic 12y ago
No, the police do not report any shooting statistics. The numbers we have are based on press reports, but police are not required to report to any central authority (DOJ or FBI) about how or when their officers shoot someone.
- jonah 12y ago
  There is _some_ reporting, but it's very incomplete. Google link to WSJ article: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=newssearch&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB8QqQIoADAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Fhundreds-of-police-killings-are-uncounted-in-federal-statistics-1417577504&ei=mU-KVNDTB4fXoATjkIDgBQ&usg=AFQjCNEK7jbzcFKBbEsTqz9jPmeYSmlUmg&bvm=bv.81456516,d.cGU https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=newss...