Crawford death: 1,073 days later, stark numbers show longevity, gravity of police shooting

The shooting was one of a series nationally involving the death of a young black man and a white police officer.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced this week it would not charge Williams with any civil rights offense. Neither Williams nor fellow Beavercreek Sgt. David Darkow  were charged criminally following a special grand jury in September 2014.

According to the Justice Department, investigators examined at least eight types of evidence: Beavercreek Police Department and Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation reports, forensic evidence, autopsies, crime scene photographs, video from the store’s 203 cameras, toxicology reports, EMS reports and witness interviews.

More time will pass as the evidence is reviewed again in the civil lawsuit filed by the Crawford family. The lawsuit is expected to move forward now that the federal civil rights investigation is concluded.

Here are other numbers that starkly illustrate the gravity the case has had locally and throughout the state:

9 grand jurors, 18 witnesses: In September of 2014, a grand jury of five men and four woman heard from 18 witnesses and then voted against potential criminal charges of murder, reckless homicide and negligent homicide against Williams.

10 times more than colleagues: According to information independently verified by this news organization and compiled by the attorneys for Crawford's family, Williams used force 10 times more than the staff average during his first eight years in the department. His 36 "response to resistance" incidents from 2006 through 2013 did not include the Crawford death. The other 57 officers that worked for Beavercreek in that time frame averaged 3.56 uses of force, though 20 of those officers were not employed for that entire time.

4 law firms, more than $400k: Through mid-March, the city of Beavercreek had paid more than $430,000 to at least nine different attorneys at four law firms to defend Williams and Darkow. Fees from the civil lawsuit, brought by Crawford's parents Tressa Sherrod and John Crawford Jr., could continue for years.

$24M to curb officer-involved shootings: Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine each formed task forces in response to police-involved fatal shootings of Crawford and 12-year-old Tamir Rice. Kasich's task force included 22 representatives who came up with six primary recommendations to govern deadly use of force and police recruiting and hiring policies. State officials appropriated $24.6 million to implement recommendations over two years.

One: There was one other death related to the shooting. Walmart shopper Angela Williams, 37, who worked at a Springfield nursing home, collapsed in the store after hearing the shooting and as she tried to rush her children out. She was declared dead at nearby Soin Medical Center.