Crisis at Louisville Police: Department struggles to recruit as murders rise by 75 per cent and shootings rocket 84 per cent in wake of Breonna Taylor's killing
- More than 230 cops have left Louisville Metro Police Department since 2020
- Departures come amid sharp spike in violent crime in the Kentucky city
- Murders have risen by 75 per cent, while non-fatal shootings have gone up by 84 per cent
- Department has been in turmoil since March 2020 killing of Breonna Taylor
- Taylor, 26, fatally shot by cops executing no-knock search warrant at her home
- Department of Justice announced it was reviewing policing in Louisville
From the Louisvill Courier Journal Sept. 23, 2020:
Victims by race
"Louisville’s Black residents have been hit hardest in 2020, according to LMPD data, accounting for 71% of identified victims."
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