Community Engagement with Law Enforcement after High-profile Acts of Police Violence
Desmond Ang, Panka Bencsik, Jesse Bruhn, Ellora Derenoncourt · National Bureau of Economic Research · 2024
We document a sharp rise in gunshots coupled with declining 911 call volume across thirteen major US cities in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd.National survey data also indicate that victims of crime became less likely to report their victimization to law enforcement due to mistrust of police.Our results suggest that high-profile acts of police violence may erode community engagement with law enforcement and highlight the call-to-shot ratio as a natural measure of attitudes towards the police.