aid: 2020-police-brutality
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/2020-police-brutality/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: 2020 Police Brutality
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Brutality
- Civil Rights
- Policing
- Public Data
description: This repository accumulates and contextualizes evidence of police brutality during the 2020 George Floyd protests.
  The goal is to assist journalists, politicians, prosecutors, activists and concerned individuals who can use the evidence
  accumulated here for political campaigns, news reporting, public education and prosecution of criminal police officers.
created: '2024-11-13'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: 2020-police-brutality:2020-police-brutality
  name: 2020 Police Brutality API
  tags:
  - Brutality
  - Civil Rights
  - Incidents
  - Policing
  humanURL: https://github.com/2020PB/police-brutality/tree/data_build
  baseURL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/2020PB/police-brutality/data_build
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/2020PB/police-brutality/tree/data_build
    type: Documentation
  - url: openapi/2020-police-brutality-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  - url: json-schema/2020-police-brutality-incident-schema.json
    type: JSONSchema
  - url: json-schema/2020-police-brutality-incident-collection-schema.json
    type: JSONSchema
  - url: json-ld/2020-police-brutality-context.jsonld
    type: JSONLD
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/2020-police-brutality-incidents.yaml
  description: This repository accumulates and contextualizes evidence of police brutality during the 2020 George Floyd protests.
    Data is available as JSON and CSV files from the data_build branch, including geolocation, tags, dates, and source links
    for each incident.
common:
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/2020PB
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/2020PB/police-brutality
- type: Documentation
  url: https://github.com/2020PB/police-brutality/blob/main/README.md
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/2020-police-brutality-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/2020-police-brutality-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Incident Documentation
    description: Documented evidence of police brutality with descriptions, dates, locations, and source links
  - name: Location Data
    description: GPS geolocation coordinates for each incident, enabling geographic analysis
  - name: Tag Classification
    description: Categorical tags classifying incident types (foam-bullet, tear-gas, pepper-spray, etc.)
  - name: Multiple Data Formats
    description: Data available in JSON (v1 and v2) and CSV formats for different use cases
  - name: Source Verification
    description: Each incident includes links to source documentation for verification
  - name: Open Data
    description: MIT licensed open dataset available for public use
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Journalism and Reporting
    description: Investigative journalists use incident data for news reporting on police conduct
  - name: Legal Proceedings
    description: Prosecutors and civil rights attorneys use evidence for criminal and civil cases
  - name: Academic Research
    description: Researchers study patterns in police use of force during protests
  - name: Policy Advocacy
    description: Activists and policymakers use data to support police reform campaigns
  - name: Public Education
    description: Organizations use the data to educate the public about police brutality
  - name: Geographic Analysis
    description: Researchers map incidents by location to identify geographic patterns
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com