List of cases of police brutality by date explained

This list compiles incidents alleged or proved to be due to police brutality that attracted significant media or historical attention. Many cases are alleged to be of brutality; some cases are more than allegations, with official reports concluding that a crime was committed by police, with some criminal convictions for offences such as grievous bodily harm, planting evidence and wrongful arrest.

Before 1990

1990–1999

2000–2009

2010–2019

From 2020

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Siege of Tralee, November 1 – 9, 1920.. The Irish Story. 2 November 2019.
  2. Lawlor, Pearse. The Outrages: The IRA and the Ulster Special Constabulary in the Border Campaign. Mercier Press, 2011. pp.275–280
  3. Lawlor, Pearse. The Outrages: The IRA and the Ulster Special Constabulary in the Border Campaign. Mercier Press, 2011. pp.302–309
  4. http://www.policeombudsman.org/publicationsuploads/Devenny-report.pdf Findings on Devenny investigation
  5. http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch69.htm#Jul Chronology of the Conflict: July 1969
  6. Lawrence Van Gelder. Lawrence Van Gelder. Din nabos soen (1981). https://web.archive.org/web/20120602123618/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/157325/Din-nabos-soen/overview. dead. 2 June 2012. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 2012.
  7. Reeves . Tim . February 2022 . Dr Duncan: Gay law reform: How South Australia led the nation and English-speaking world . Bulletin (Law Society of South Australia) . 44 . 1 . 32–33 . Informit.
  8. Web site: Stephen Bantu Biko . South African History Online . 3 December 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606155052/http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/people/bios/biko-s.htm . 6 June 2011 . dead .
  9. https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/sutton/chron/1981.html Index of Deaths from the Conflict in Ireland: 1981
  10. http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch81.htm Chronology of the Conflict: 1981
  11. http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch97.htm Chronology of the Conflict: 1997
  12. Web site: Events in Drumcree - 1996 . Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN).
  13. News: Police jailed over dog attack . CNN . CNN News . 29 November 2001 . 30 August 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071022160117/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/11/29/police.court/index.html . 22 October 2007 .
  14. News: Racist, barbaric incidnt leaves SA shellshocked . Zimbabwe Mirror . Tendai Dumbutshena . 17 November 2000 . 30 August 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080603013811/http://www.queensu.ca/samp/migrationresources/xenophobia/articles/racist.htm . 3 June 2008 .
  15. Web site: Beating of Suspect Captured on Video. Debbie. Goldberg. 14 July 2000. 29 March 2018. www.washingtonpost.com.
  16. Web site: Philadelphia Police Beat Suspect. ABC News. 7 January 2006. 29 March 2018.
  17. Web site: Philiadelphia Police Beat Suspect. ABC News. 7 January 2006. 29 March 2018.
  18. Web site: Police beating in Philadelphia captured on videotape. Tom. Bishop. 14 July 2000 . 29 March 2018.
  19. Web site: Remembering the 2000 Philadelphia RNC: Puppets, Police and The Rock – Philadelphia Magazine. 12 February 2015. 29 March 2018.
  20. News: Ghana tragedy: Police to blame . 29 July 2001 . BBC . 2 August 2012 .
  21. News: Genoa protester case dismissed . 5 May 2003 . 4 February 2008 . BBC News.
  22. Hooper, John. "Top Italian policemen get up to five years for violent attack on G8 protesters." The Guardian. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  23. Web site: Two indicted over teen shooting . . 13 June 2009 . 15 September 2009 .
  24. Web site: Ex-Phoenix officer pleads guilty to manslaughter in killing of unarmed man. AZ Central. 11 December 2013.
  25. News: Marching Against Police Brutality in Macedonia . Al Jazeera English . Washington DC . 13 June 2011 . 17 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110616103839/http://www.stream.aljazeera.com/story/macedonia . 16 June 2011 .
  26. News: Hundreds protest Macedonian beating death . The Washington Post. 7 June 2011.
  27. News: Malaysia: UN rights office voices concern about recent crackdown on protesters . UN News Center . 12 July 2011 . 13 July 2011.
  28. News: Malaysia 'overreacts with mass arrests' . The Jakarta Post . 12 July 2011 . 13 July 2011.
  29. News: UN rights disappointed by Malaysian police crackdown . The Straits Times . Singapore . 12 July 2011 . 13 July 2011.
  30. Web site: Ex-Culpeper Police Officer Sentenced to 36 Months in Fatal Shooting. NBC Washington. 2 May 2013.
  31. Web site: LAPD Officer Found Guilty of Assault in Arrest of Woman Who Died In Police Custody. KTLA. 5 June 2015.
  32. Web site: McMichael . Chris . The South African Police Service and the Public Order War. Think Africa Press. 3 September 2012. 9 October 2013.
  33. Web site: Marinovich. Greg. The murder fields of Marikana. The cold murder fields of Marikana. Daily Maverick. 8 September 2012. 12 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120830150415/http://dailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-08-30-the-murder-fields-of-marikana-the-cold-murder-fields-of-marikana. 30 August 2012. dead.
  34. News: 12 February 2014. Así marchó la oposición en Venezuela (Fotos). es. La Patilla. 25 December 2015.
  35. News: 16 June 2015. Comenzó juicio por el asesinato de Bassil Dacosta. es. Runrun.es. 25 December 2015.
  36. News: 22 February 2014. Falleció joven que fue herida con perdigones en el ojo. El Nacional. dead. 22 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222203357/http://www.el-nacional.com/sucesos/Fallecio-joven-herida-perdigones-ojo_0_360564009.html. 22 February 2014.
  37. News: Newman . Andy . 3 December 2014 . The Death of Eric Garner, and the Events That Followed . New York Times . New York City . 5 April 2023.
  38. News: Kerry . Burke . Ginger Adams . Otis . Eric Garner, who died after NYPD chokehold, laid to rest . Daily News . New York . 23 July 2014 . 5 April 2023 . 24 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200624063951/https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/funeral-today-eric-garner-article-1.1877381 . live .
  39. News: Goodman . J. David. 13 July 2015 . Eric Garner Case Is Settled by New York City for $5.9 Million. New York Times . New York City . 5 April 2023.
  40. News: Southall . Ashley . 19 August 2019 . Daniel Pantaleo, Officer Who Held Eric Garner in Chokehold, Is Fired. New York Times . New York City . 5 April 2023.
  41. Web site: White S.C. trooper pleads guilty in shooting of unarmed black man. CBS News. 14 March 2016.
  42. Web site: Former Independence cop gets four-year sentence for encounter that nearly killed teen driver. Kansas City Star. 1 June 2016.
  43. Web site: Court Upholds $6.5M Verdict Against Ex-Independence Cop Who Tased A High School Student. KCUR-FM. 1 June 2021.
  44. Web site: Ex-Rocky Ford cop found guilty of murdering Jack Jacquez while on duty. Denver Post. 23 June 2016.
  45. Web site: Jury finds Baltimore Police Officer Wesley Cagle guilty of assault in shooting of unarmed man. Baltimore Sun.
  46. Web site: Paradise Cop Who Took 11 Minutes To Report Shooting Found Guilty Of Involuntary Manslaughter. CBS13. 18 October 2016.
  47. Web site: Tulsa shooting: Family of man killed by police call for protests. BBC. 20 September 2016.
  48. Web site: Terence Crutcher Shooting by Tulsa Police Was 'Tragic' but Justified: Jury Foreman. NBC News. 20 May 2017.
  49. News: Moreno Losada. Vanessa. 26 April 2017. Falleció estudiante en Caracas por impacto de bomba lacrimógena. es. Efecto Cocuyo.
  50. Book: INFORME DE LA SECRETARÍA GENERAL DE LA ORGANIZACIÓN DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS Y DEL PANEL DE EXPERTOS INTERNACIONALES INDEPENDIENTES SOBRE LA POSIBLE OMISIÓN DE CRÍMENES DE LESA HUMANIDAD EN VENEZUELA. 2018. Organización de Estados Americanos. Washington D.C.. TORTURA COMO CRIMEN DE LESA HUMANIDAD. 24 June 2018.
  51. News: Lysaura. 8 June 2017. Madre de Neomar Lander desmiente show de "NotiPatria" sobre su hijo (+Video). El Cooperante. 14 October 2018.
  52. News: 7 June 2017. Una bomba lacrimógena presuntamente le habría causado la muerte a un joven en la avenida Libertador. es-ES. La Patilla. 7 June 2017.
  53. News: 19 June 2017. [EXCLUSIVO] Registramos cuando GNB le disparó a manifestantes en Altamira]. es. El Nacional.
  54. Web site: 14 December 2018 . Police must end use of excessive force against protesters and high school children in France . 5 July 2019 . www.amnesty.org . en.
  55. Web site: 13 November 2019 . Reconstruction et quête de vérité : l'autre combat des gilets jaunes mutilés . 4 July 2021 . LExpress . fr.
  56. Web site: Dehimi . Mathilde . 2 June 2019 . Ces gilets jaunes ont perdu un œil ou une main lors de manifestations et appellent à interdire grenades et LBD . 4 July 2021 . France Inter . fr.
  57. Web site: Etancelin . Valentin . 1 February 2019 . Ces gilets jaunes ont "perdu un œil", qu'est-ce que cela veut dire exactement? . 4 July 2021 . . fr.
  58. News: 12 September 2020 . French police use teargas at gilets jaunes protest in Paris . The Guardian .
  59. News: INDH presenta querella por joven que perdió un ojo por lacrimógena en año nuevo en Plaza Italia. 8 January 2020. 29 June 2020. Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos. es.
  60. News: INDH se querella por lesión a profesor que perdió un ojo en Valparaíso. 4 January 2020. 29 June 2020. Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos. es.
  61. Web site: Chauvin And 3 Former Officers Face New Charges Over George Floyd's Death. NPR. 3 June 2020.
  62. Web site: Yousif . Nadine . May 9, 2024 . US airman shot and killed by police in Florida . August 6, 2024 . BBC News.
  63. Web site: O'Connor . John . August 5, 2024 . Deputy who shot Sonya Massey thought her rebuke 'in the name of Jesus' indicated intent to kill him . August 6, 2024 . ABC News.