1,192 Black officers:
As of 2009, LAPD [compared to city's population] is
42% Latino [46.53% of city's population is Latino]
12% Black [11.24% of city's population is Black]
7% Asian [9.99% of city's population is Asian]
37% White [29.75% of city's population is White]
At the current number of sworn officers, 9936, that comes out to
blue and black
As of 9-1-2009, there were 33 Black officers in the Portland Police Bureau, or 3.41% of all officers. This is below the sought-after level of 7.7% which would better reflect the City's Black population.
13, not counting Dark Coloredd just BLACK
As of 2020, about 13% of police officers in the US are black. This percentage varies depending on the location and police department.
The precipitating factor in the Rodney King riots was the acquittal of four LAPD officers involved in the beating of Rodney King. The failure to convict the officers led to widespread outrage and protests that escalated into riots.
As of recent data, Black officers make up approximately 12-13% of the total police force in the United States. This percentage can vary significantly by region and department, with some urban areas having a higher representation. Efforts continue in many communities to increase diversity within police forces to better reflect the populations they serve.
Chicago has approximately 3630 black policemen.
On the April 29 1992, after the acquittal of three Los Angeles police officers video taped of beating black motorist Rodney King, the Los Angeles riots broke out. It was also known as the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest.
Rodney Glen King (born April 2, 1965 in Sacramento, California) is an African-American construction worker[1] who, in 1991, was stopped and then beaten by Los Angeles Police Department officers (Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind, Theodore Briseno and Sergeant Stacey Koon) after being chased for speeding. A bystander, George Holliday, videotaped much of the event from a distance.[2] Part of the video was broadcast around the world and shows four LA police officers restraining and repeatedly striking a black man, while four to six other officers stand by. King had also been tasered by the officers.[3][4]-Wikipedia
Rodney King .
Because some police officers are racist, so say if god forbid a black person did a crime, they'll victimise almost any black person.
During the initial protests and riots in Baltimore in April 2015, more than 20 police officers were injured. Six officers were later charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who died in police custody. However, additional deaths directly related to the riots were not reported.