Police use of deadly force in the United States

In the U.S., police use of deadly force is a major and controversial issue. In 2022, police shot and killed 1,096 people, according to The Washington Post, while the Mapping Police Violence (MPV) project reported a total of 1,176 deaths. MPV recorded 1,213 police-related deaths in 2023.[1][2][3][4]

It's hard to draw clear conclusions about race and policing because reliable data is lacking. To help with this, some non-government groups have started collecting their own data. Research shows mixed results—some studies find racial bias in police killings, while others do not.[5][6]

One study found that about 1 in 2,000 men and 1 in 33,000 women may be killed by police in their lifetime. Black men face the highest risk—about 1 in 1,000. Black, Hispanic, and Native American/Alaskan people are killed by police at higher rates than White or Asian people.

References

  1. ↑ Fyfe, James J. (June 1988). "Police use of deadly force: Research and reform". Justice Quarterly. 5 (2): 165–205. doi:10.1080/07418828800089691.
  2. ↑ "'It never stops': killings by US police reach record high in 2022". the Guardian. 2023-01-06. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  3. ↑ Sinyangwe, Samuel (2020-06-01). "Police Are Killing Fewer People In Big Cities, But More In Suburban And Rural America". FiveThirtyEight. Archived from the original on 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  4. ↑ Crosse, Jacob (December 29, 2023). "License to kill: US police killed over 1,200 people in 2023". WSWS. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  5. ↑ Marcus, Adam (2020-05-04). "A study finding no evidence of racial bias in police shootings earns a correction that critics call an 'opaque half measure'". Retraction Watch. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  6. ↑ "PREVIEW Editorial: Scientific versus Public Debates: A PNAS Case Study". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
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