As of November 17, New Mexico had the highest rate of people killed by police out of all U.S. states in 2024, with 12.75 people per million inhabitants killed by police in that time period, followed by Wyoming with 12.13 people per million inhabitants killed by police.
Rate of people killed by police in the United States as of November 2024, by state
(per million of the population)
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Mapping Police Violence. (November 17, 2024). Rate of people killed by police in the United States as of November 2024, by state (per million of the population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123317/rate-people-killed-police-us-state-population/
Mapping Police Violence. "Rate of people killed by police in the United States as of November 2024, by state (per million of the population)." Chart. November 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123317/rate-people-killed-police-us-state-population/
Mapping Police Violence. (2024). Rate of people killed by police in the United States as of November 2024, by state (per million of the population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123317/rate-people-killed-police-us-state-population/
Mapping Police Violence. "Rate of People Killed by Police in The United States as of November 2024, by State (per Million of The Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123317/rate-people-killed-police-us-state-population/
Mapping Police Violence, Rate of people killed by police in the United States as of November 2024, by state (per million of the population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123317/rate-people-killed-police-us-state-population/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Rate of people killed by police in the United States as of November 2024, by state (per million of the population) [Graph], Mapping Police Violence, November 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123317/rate-people-killed-police-us-state-population/