Police Violence Happens Here
Massachusetts is not immune to police violence and misconduct - and we must demand change. Right now, legislators in Massachusetts have the unprecedented opportunity to end qualified immunity, impose real restrictions on use of force, and ban police use of face surveillance technology. Police violence happens here: help us demand an end to it in Massachusetts.
This database shows incidents of alleged police violence (red) and alleged misconduct (blue) that occurred in Massachusetts since 2000. Descriptions are drawn from contemporaneous sources. This is not an exhaustive list, and locations are not meant to be exact.Showing .../... incidents
