Philadelphia Pennsylvania Police Department
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Overview
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is located in the southeast corner of the state, along the border with New Jersey.[1]
- Population: 1,603,797 (2020). It is the most populous city in the state and the sixth-most-populous city in the United States.[1]
- Officers: 6400[2]
Body Camera Policy
Incidents
Officers
Policy Changes
On October 25, 2021, the city of Philadelphia announced that it would equip all of its patrol officers with Tasers.[3]
On October 27, 2021, the Mayor signed bills that would prevent police from stopping vehicles for issues that don't meet the bar of "public safety", including issues like expired registrations or a broken light.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Philadelphia, wikipedia
- ↑ Philadelphia Police Department, wikipedia
- ↑ Mensah M. Dean, One year after the police killing of Walter Wallace, Philadelphia agrees to give Tasers to all patrol officers, Inquirer, 2021-10-26
- ↑ Philadelphia to become first major US city to ban police from stopping drivers for low-level traffic violations, CBS 58, 2021-10-30
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