In 2023, 1,190 deadly police shootings occurred in the United States, a slight increase from 1,156 in the previous year. During this same period, there were 322 Black people killed by the police.
Number of people killed by police in the United States from 2013 to 2023, by cause of death
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Mapping Police Violence. (November 30, 2024). Number of people killed by police in the United States from 2013 to 2023, by cause of death [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124027/number-people-killed-police-cause-death-us/
Mapping Police Violence. "Number of people killed by police in the United States from 2013 to 2023, by cause of death." Chart. November 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124027/number-people-killed-police-cause-death-us/
Mapping Police Violence. (2024). Number of people killed by police in the United States from 2013 to 2023, by cause of death. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124027/number-people-killed-police-cause-death-us/
Mapping Police Violence. "Number of People Killed by Police in The United States from 2013 to 2023, by Cause of Death." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124027/number-people-killed-police-cause-death-us/
Mapping Police Violence, Number of people killed by police in the United States from 2013 to 2023, by cause of death Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124027/number-people-killed-police-cause-death-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of people killed by police in the United States from 2013 to 2023, by cause of death [Graph], Mapping Police Violence, November 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124027/number-people-killed-police-cause-death-us/
