Local Data Shows Racial Disparities
WVXU collected 15 years of data on no-knock warrants in the city, and it s clear they re mostly issued in historically Black neighborhoods and Black people are most often the target. Police released data from all no-knocks they participated in, whether it applied for the warrant or assisted other agencies.
For an interactive look at 15 years worth of no-knock warrants executed by Cincinnati Police, visit the Tableau website. The data is sorted and color-coded by year.
WVXU collected 15 years of data on no-knock warrants in the city. They have been mostly issued in historically Black neighborhoods and Black people are most often the target.
Utah legislative committee holds watered-down bill addressing controversial no-knock warrants
The bill’s sponsor and law enforcement groups remained at an ‘impasse’ over a provision prohibiting no-knock warrants when their aim is to preserve evidence.
(Jeremy Harmon | The Salt Lake Tribune) Police officers in Utah submit thousands of search warrants a year to judges, who are tasked with reviewing the paperwork and determining whether there is a probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. A Utah lawmaker is currently running a bill to rein in the use of no-knock warrants in the state. | Updated: Feb. 18, 2021, 1:29 a.m.
A watered-down version of a bill seeking to rein in the use of controversial “no-knock warrants” which allow police to burst into someone’s home without warning in order to make an arrest or search for evidence of crimes stalled again in a House committee on Tuesday.
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The legislation would prohibit the issuance of warrants with a "no knock" provision. Law enforcement officers would be required to give audible, verbal notice of their presence, authority, and purpose.