openpolicedata

OpenPoliceData (OPD) is a Python library designed to facilitate access to incident-level police data across the United States, featuring over 550 datasets from 236 agencies and 11 states. Its primary use case is to allow users to effortlessly retrieve processable police data, such as traffic stops and use of force incidents, directly into pandas DataFrames without needing to navigate various open data APIs. Notable features include straightforward installation and data loading with minimal code, as well as links to original datasets for transparency.