For decades, community members in Phoenix have been fighting to expose the level of police violence community members experience at the hands of Phoenix Police. In 2024, the Department of Justice concluded a nearly three year investigation into civil rights violations by the Phoenix Police Department. While the findings of the DOJ report validated that reality, they failed to show the connection between the department’s use of force, what a person looks like, and where they live. These maps and dashboards give community members an opportunity to explore the magnitude of the violence, and how Black, Indigenous, Latine, poor people and working class people are more likely to experience it.
Phoenix Police Use of Force Dashboard
Use of force by police takes many different forms. From punching, to Tasers, to shootings, the Phoenix Police Department uses force on community members thousands of times each year. This dashboard explores the relationship between Phoenix Police use of force, race, age, and place.
Phoenix Police Use of Force Map
Through this map, we look at what parts of the City Phoenix Police are most often using Tasers on community members, and where they are pointing guns at us.
Shootings by Police In Maricopa County Map
Police violence isn’t limited to the Phoenix Police Department. Law enforcement agencies across the Valley are shooting and killing dozens of community members every year. This map includes shootings by Phoenix Police, and all other shootings by law enforcement in Maricopa County from 2011-2023.