The Monetary Cost of Excessive Force in 2017

Table 7: The Cost of Civil Judgements / Settlements for Liability by Law Enforcement Agencies Involved in Unarmed Killings by State.

Alaska Indiana Mississippi South Carolina

                                 $650,000

Alabama Kansas Missouri Tennessee  

                                                                     $450,000

Arizona Kentucky New Jersey Texas 

$2.4 million                                                                             $5 million

California Louisiana New Mexico Virginia

$36.2 million                                       $3.3 million

Colorado Maine Ohio Wisconsin

                                                                    $1 million

Florida Maryland Oklahoma              Georgia     

Michigan Oregon Illinois Minnesota 

      $20 million 

Pennsylvania         

$1.2 million

 Total:          $70.1 million

There was no civil judgement against federal law enforcement agencies; state law enforcement agencies did not have civil judgements for acts of officers shooting and killing unarmed suspects. County sheriff departments and county law enforcement agencies had $8 million in civil judgements or settlements. City or municipal law enforcement agencies paid the highest amount in civil judgements or settlements: $65.77 million.