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"New South Wales police used force against Indigenous Australians at vastly
disproportionate rates during the past three years, internal police data shows.
Records obtained by the Redfern Legal Centre show Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people were significantly overrepresented in police use of force
incidents from 2018-20 to 2021-22.
Indigenous Australians were involved in 13,161 of the 28,826 use of force
incidents in that timeframe, a proportion of about 45%. Indigenous Australians
only account for about 3.4% of the NSW population.
The proportion of use of force incidents involving Indigenous Australians crept
up slightly in recent years, increasing from 44% in 2018-19 to 47% in 2021-22."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
