Traffic stops are more hazardous for the police in the US compared to other countries where guns are not as common. Interactions are thus more tense.
But where it really gets divisive is about racial disparities in policing including who gets pulled over how often. There have been many protests movements about this going back many decades, and of course they are still active today. Some people, however, do not believe that those protest movements have a basis.
racial disparities in policing including who gets pulled over how often
But, there isn't a racial disparity when you adjust for cause of stop. Generally, stops are initiated from activity observed from behind , where ethnicity of the driver can't be seen.
Given that the population of the UK is 65 million, that’s one shooting death per 4.3 to 6.5 million citizens. The US population is 325 million, which comes out to one death per 6.5 million citizens.
That doesn’t break down by type of interaction, but if your assertion were true I’d expect to see a more apparent difference.
You're misreading. England is 0.7 per year from shooting:
The organisation said 256, including PC Bone and PC Hughes, have been shot since 1945. That's roughly 3 a year, and includes Northern Ireland during the Troubles which is 80% of the total. England: 51 shot and 19 stabbed in total since 1945. So roughly one death a year since 1945 from shooting or stabbing.
The 10 to 15 a year is police killed in the line of duty by all means, including traffic accidents.
Traffic stops are more hazardous for the police in the US compared to other countries where guns are not as common. Interactions are thus more tense.
But where it really gets divisive is about racial disparities in policing including who gets pulled over how often. There have been many protests movements about this going back many decades, and of course they are still active today. Some people, however, do not believe that those protest movements have a basis.