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Use of force

Contacts between Police and the Public, 2008

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CONTACTS BETWEEN POLICE AND THE PUBLIC DECLINED FROM 2002 TO 2008

Police used or threatened to use force in less than two percent of contacts

WASHINGTON—An estimated 40 million U.S. residents age 16 or older, or about 17...