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2 mar 2015 · Protest against police brutality reduces officer-involved fatalities for African Americans and Latinos (but not for Whites)
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Map created by Samuel Sinyangwe. Police killed at least 1,248 people in 2023. Black people were 27% of those killed by police in 2023 despite being only 13% of the population. Database updated through 10/31/2024. Download Full Database. Read about our methodology.
Map created by Samuel Sinyangwe. Police killed at least 1,248 people in 2023. Black people were 27% of those killed by police in 2023 despite being only 13% of the population. Database updated through 10/31/2024. Download Full Database. Read about our methodology.
The maps and charts on this site aim to provide us with insights into patterns of police violence across the country. They include information on more than 10,000 killings by police nationwide since 2013. 97 percent of the killings in our database occurred while a police officer was acting in a law enforcement capacity.
Mapping every person killed by police in America in 2024. — Map created by Samuel Sinyangwe in CARTO.
A nationwide look. Since 2013, at least 13,395 people have been killed by law enforcement in the United States (As of 7/23/24). In 2023, there were 18,450 homicides, and 1352 police killings. This means that US law enforcement are responsible for at least 7% of all homicides in the US.
2020 Police Violence Report. Mapping Police Violence collected data on over 1,100 killings by police in 2020. Compiling information from media reports, obituaries, public records, and databases like Fatal Encounters and the WashingtonPost, this report represents the most comprehensive accounting of deadly police violence in 2020.
