Jay Ghosh
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Police Misconduct in DC

Police Misconduct in DC

 The following visualizations show lawsuits against the police in Washington, DC and the amount of money awarded by the city to the plaintiffs. The left visualization shows the type of allegation against the police and the counts of each allegation. In the right visualization, each dot represents a lawsuit against the city with the x axis representing the year the lawsuit was filed and the y axis showing the amount of money awarded to the plaintiff. The size of the dot corresponds to the money awarded and the color of the dot shows the type of allegation. You can use the dropdown menu to filter towards just a certain type of allegation and you can also hover over any of the points to view more information.