The Latinx Police Accountability Network (LPAN) addresses police violence against Latinx communities through data collection, advocacy, and policy reform. It will create the first national database documenting incidents, amplify victims' voices, and push for systemic change. LPAN will engage impacted families, policymakers, and legal advocates to drive police accountability. Focused on key regions, it aims to ensure Latinx experiences are counted, heard, and acted upon.
Latinx individuals face high rates of police violence, yet their experiences are misclassified or erased due to flawed data collection. Police reports categorize Latinos as Black, White, or "Other," leading to severe underreporting. This lack of visibility prevents justice for victims and policy reforms. Latinx communities face racial profiling, excessive force, and immigration-related policing but are often excluded from national conversations on police reform. LPAN seeks to change this.
The Latinx Police Accountability Network (LPAN) will track police violence against Latinx individuals through a national database, ensuring accurate data collection. It will amplify victims' voices, provide legal advocacy, and push for policy reforms requiring law enforcement to report ethnicity data. LPAN will educate communities on their rights, mobilize grassroots efforts, and drive media awareness to end the invisibility of Latinx victims and demand accountability in policing.
The Latinx Police Accountability Network (LPAN) will ensure accurate data on police violence, ending the misclassification of Latinx victims. It will drive policy reforms for police transparency, racial bias training, and independent investigations. LPAN will empower communities through legal resources, advocacy, and media visibility, shifting public narratives. Over time, it will create systemic change, ensuring Latinx communities are protected, heard, and no longer ignored.
