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St. Louis Cops Lead Nation in Rate of Police Shootings

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St. Louis city police shoot people at rates unmatched by big police departments across the country, a new analysis shows.

Vice News spent the past nine months gathering years' worth of data on officer-involved shootings from the nation's 50 largest forces. The herculean effort revealed that there are more than twice as many incidents nationwide as previously thought — and St. Louis stands alone when it comes to shooting people.

City cops shot a yearly average of more than five people per 100,000 residents from 2010 to 2016.…

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