It's about 0.01 percent for any person during an arrest. But the perception is that it's much higher, and that — if it makes people reluctant to seek help from the police — is dangerous.
Here's the evidence — and here's why Kansas City and Indianapolis are poor examples for the Center of the American Experiment to cite in defense of highways.
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