Why Fatal Police Shootings Aren't Declining: Some Uncomfortable Facts | RealClearInvestigations

First, the math. “The number of improper, bad shootings is very small,” said Geoffrey Alpert, a professor in the criminal justice department of the University of South Carolina. “The vast majority are not
questionable.”

...Second, media coverage distorts the circumstances of most fatal police shootings. 

Several criminal justice professors stressed that the overwhelming majority of lethal shootings by police involve clear justification...

But...raw numbers ignore the fact that blacks are more likely to commit crimes...