As Shootings Rose, 911 Calls Fell in the Aftermath of George Floyd’s Murder

Sep 29th 2021 5:58pm EDT

Conventional wisdom says that when a police shooting captures public attention, sparking outrage over police violence, officers respond by pulling back, in a phenomenon known as the “Ferguson effect” (named for a city that saw widespread protests against police misconduct in 2014). Common sense also suggests that when people mistrust the police they are less […]

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