Samuel Sinyangwe
@samswey.bsky.social
Data Scientist. Mapping Police Violence.
Police in the U.S. have killed more than 670 people so far in 2025. mappingpoliceviolence.us
Mapping Police Violence
Official home of America's most comprehensive database of police violence. Get the facts about police brutality and how to address it.
mappingpoliceviolence.us
July 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Police in the U.S. have killed more than 670 people so far in 2025. mappingpoliceviolence.us
New WSJ article today uses data from the Mapping Police Violence organization to investigate the rapid rise in police violence in rural America. www.wsj.com/us-news/poli...
The Rapid Rise of Killings by Police in Rural America
A 17-year-old shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy on a New Mexico highway last summer was one in a growing number of cases.
www.wsj.com
July 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
New WSJ article today uses data from the Mapping Police Violence organization to investigate the rapid rise in police violence in rural America. www.wsj.com/us-news/poli...
Republicans are about to pass the largest increase in police funding *ever* in the United States, with almost all of that funding going to ICE and agencies that partner with ICE. That’s not even including the additional funding for more incarceration/surveillance.
July 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Republicans are about to pass the largest increase in police funding *ever* in the United States, with almost all of that funding going to ICE and agencies that partner with ICE. That’s not even including the additional funding for more incarceration/surveillance.
🚨The United States Senate is on the verge of passing a bill that spends TWICE as much $$$ on policing and incarceration as the 1994 Crime Bill. Building detention centers, enhancing surveillance, hiring more ICE agents, funding local police cooperation with mass deportations. 🚨
June 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
🚨The United States Senate is on the verge of passing a bill that spends TWICE as much $$$ on policing and incarceration as the 1994 Crime Bill. Building detention centers, enhancing surveillance, hiring more ICE agents, funding local police cooperation with mass deportations. 🚨
Police have killed more than 600 people so far in 2025. mappingpoliceviolence.us
Mapping Police Violence
Official home of America's most comprehensive database of police violence. Get the facts about police brutality and how to address it.
mappingpoliceviolence.us
June 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Police have killed more than 600 people so far in 2025. mappingpoliceviolence.us
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Murder rates could hit record lows this year, but killings by police are rising. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Murder rates could hit record lows this year, but killings by police are rising
Especially in red states.
www.motherjones.com
June 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Murder rates could hit record lows this year, but killings by police are rising. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Murder rates could hit record lows this year, but killings by police are rising. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Murder rates could hit record lows this year, but killings by police are rising
Especially in red states.
www.motherjones.com
June 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Murder rates could hit record lows this year, but killings by police are rising. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Police in America have killed more than 560 people so far in 2025. mappingpoliceviolence.us
Mapping Police Violence
Official home of America's most comprehensive database of police violence. Get the facts about police brutality and how to address it.
mappingpoliceviolence.us
June 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Police in America have killed more than 560 people so far in 2025. mappingpoliceviolence.us
George W made Colin Powell lie to the UN about centrifuges and weapons of mass destruction in order to invade Iraq. Trump just casually remarks that he “thinks they’re close” to a weapon and apparently that’s enough to go to war with Iran. Just when you thought things couldn’t get any more stupid…
June 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
George W made Colin Powell lie to the UN about centrifuges and weapons of mass destruction in order to invade Iraq. Trump just casually remarks that he “thinks they’re close” to a weapon and apparently that’s enough to go to war with Iran. Just when you thought things couldn’t get any more stupid…
Total police use of force cases reported annually by 634 police departments across 35% of the U.S. population. By type of police weapon used.
policedata.org
policedata.org
May 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Total police use of force cases reported annually by 634 police departments across 35% of the U.S. population. By type of police weapon used.
policedata.org
policedata.org
The Trump administration is abandoning DOJ police reform efforts in 8 locations, including Minneapolis and Louisville. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/05/24/t...
As Trump Abandons Police Reforms, These Local Officials Vow to Press On
The Department of Justice said it’s pulling back from policing changes. Will cities and states have the tools to enforce them?
www.themarshallproject.org
May 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Trump administration is abandoning DOJ police reform efforts in 8 locations, including Minneapolis and Louisville. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/05/24/t...
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you are nearly two times more likely to be killed by a cop in states that voted republican in the last three presidential elections, compared to states that voted democrat
New article based on data from my organization Mapping Police Violence shows police killings have surged in Red states. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...
May 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
you are nearly two times more likely to be killed by a cop in states that voted republican in the last three presidential elections, compared to states that voted democrat
Reposted by Samuel Sinyangwe
Since Florida passed a law cracking down on ballot initiatives last month, organizers say the number of petitions they've been able to collect a week has dropped by 80%: www.wusf.org/courts-law/2...
Bolts reported on how extreme the law is here: boltsmag.org/florida-new-...
Bolts reported on how extreme the law is here: boltsmag.org/florida-new-...
A New Crackdown on Ballot Initiatives Unnerves Florida Organizers - Bolts
The new Republican law threatens volunteers with more investigations and criminal punishment, even as Ron DeSantis faces allegations of illegally meddling in ballot measures.
boltsmag.org
May 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Since Florida passed a law cracking down on ballot initiatives last month, organizers say the number of petitions they've been able to collect a week has dropped by 80%: www.wusf.org/courts-law/2...
Bolts reported on how extreme the law is here: boltsmag.org/florida-new-...
Bolts reported on how extreme the law is here: boltsmag.org/florida-new-...
New article based on data from my organization Mapping Police Violence shows police killings have surged in Red states. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...
May 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
New article based on data from my organization Mapping Police Violence shows police killings have surged in Red states. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...
Reposted by Samuel Sinyangwe
Another private surveillance vendor accessing data from commercial sources and data breaches and packaging it for law enforcement. In this case, the distributed nature of the license plater reader cameras is especially concerning
www.404media.co/license-plat...
www.404media.co/license-plat...
License Plate Reader Company Flock Is Building a Massive People Lookup Tool, Leak Shows
Flock, which has license plate readers (LPRs) all around the country, wants police to be able to “jump from LPR to person,” according to leaked audio obtained by 404 Media.
www.404media.co
May 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Another private surveillance vendor accessing data from commercial sources and data breaches and packaging it for law enforcement. In this case, the distributed nature of the license plater reader cameras is especially concerning
www.404media.co/license-plat...
www.404media.co/license-plat...
Police in the U.S. have killed more than 400 people so far this year. mappingpoliceviolence.us
Mapping Police Violence
Official home of America's most comprehensive database of police violence. Get the facts about police brutality and how to address it.
mappingpoliceviolence.us
May 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Police in the U.S. have killed more than 400 people so far this year. mappingpoliceviolence.us
Researchers estimate 219,000 people will die because of DOGE cuts, including 148,000 children. All to save the average American taxpayer $150. www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
DOGE says it has saved $160 billion. Those cuts have cost taxpayers $135 billion, one analysis says.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doge-cuts-cost-135-billion-analysis-elon-musk-department-of-government-efficiency/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doge-cuts-cost-135-billion-analysis-elon-musk-department-of-government-efficiency/
DOGE's $160 billion in savings have cost $135 billion, analysis finds
The push by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to slash federal funding will cost taxpayers money, nonpartisan group finds. Here's why.
www.cbsnews.com
April 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Researchers estimate 219,000 people will die because of DOGE cuts, including 148,000 children. All to save the average American taxpayer $150. www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
The Trump administration put an apartheid billionaire in control of US government spending and he is now *literally* going line-by-line cancelling billions of *our own tax dollars* from being given to Black and Brown businesses and communities across the US. This is a white supremacist dictatorship.
February 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The Trump administration put an apartheid billionaire in control of US government spending and he is now *literally* going line-by-line cancelling billions of *our own tax dollars* from being given to Black and Brown businesses and communities across the US. This is a white supremacist dictatorship.
Your tax dollars will pass through a South African billionaire who has already accumulated more money *for himself* than any other human being alive. And you’re not really going to know what he does with your money, until it’s too late.
SCOOP: The highest-ranking Treasury official is expected to depart soon after a clash w/ Elon Musk allies over their demands for access to a sensitive internal government payment system, sources say
System controls disbursement of trillions of dollars per yr
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
System controls disbursement of trillions of dollars per yr
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system
A top Treasury career staffer is expected to depart. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Your tax dollars will pass through a South African billionaire who has already accumulated more money *for himself* than any other human being alive. And you’re not really going to know what he does with your money, until it’s too late.
Police killed more people this year than any other year on record, killing 3.4 people per day nationwide. mappingpoliceviolence.us
January 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Police killed more people this year than any other year on record, killing 3.4 people per day nationwide. mappingpoliceviolence.us
Police in America have killed at least 363 people this year, continuing to kill an average of 3 people each day. mappingpoliceviolence.us
Mapping Police Violence
Mapping Police Violence collects comprehensive data on police killings nationwide to make the case for change.
mappingpoliceviolence.us
May 5, 2023 at 5:24 PM
Police in America have killed at least 363 people this year, continuing to kill an average of 3 people each day. mappingpoliceviolence.us