AFTER-ACTION REPORTS ON THE RIOTS OF 2020

摘要

The in-custody death of George Floyd last May triggered waves of protests and rioting unlike any the United States had seen since "The Long Hot Summer of 1967." Almost every major American city experienced multiple protests, some unlawful, and some extremely violent. Some unrest is still ongoing, especially in Seattle and Portland. Last October the Major City Chiefs Association (MCCA) issued "Report on the 2020 Protests & Civil Unrest." This report looked at unrest in the 68 largest municipal and county jurisdictions in the United States and Canada from May 25,2020 to July 31,2020. MCCA members say they experienced 8,700 total protest events during that roughly two-month period. One city, unidentified but likely Portland, reported 1,100 protest events during that period. The average number of protest events in a single jurisdiction was 128. The MCCA report looked at three types of protest events: peaceful and lawful protests, protests with unlawful but non-violent civil disobedience such as blocking roads and highways, and protests with acts of violence, in other words "riots."