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Gun Violence Data Hub helps Verite News Examine New Orleans Police Use of Force

By Team TracePublished October 31, 2024
  • More than 40% of New Orleans Police Department use of force incidents involved guns.
  • In each year from 2016 through 2023, Black people accounted for more than 80% of uses of force.
  • Since 2016, nearly 88% of NOPD use of force incidents in which at least one police firearm was used involved Black civilians, compared to about 8% for white civilians.