The FBI currently collects data on the use of force by state and local law enforcement officers but will not release complete data until 80% of agencies begin reporting. In 2013, Congress passed the Death in Custody Reporting Act requiring federal law enforcement agencies to report deaths that happen during arrest or while in custody.
Sixty-five people died while being arrested by federal law enforcement in 2020, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). More than a third of those deaths were homicides committed by officers.
BJS began publishing data on these deaths in 2016. However, the data is currently only available for federal police forces, such as the US Marshals, Bureau of Prisons, or Customs and Border Protection.
