In 2023, the majority of law enforcement officers that were killed in the United States were white. That year, 53 white law enforcement officers as well as four Black officers were killed. Overall, a total of 60 law enforcement officers were killed in the United States in that year.
Number of law enforcement officers killed in the United States in 2023, by race
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (September 23, 2024). Number of law enforcement officers killed in the United States in 2023, by race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126900/number-law-enforcement-officers-killed-us-ethnicity/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of law enforcement officers killed in the United States in 2023, by race." Chart. September 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126900/number-law-enforcement-officers-killed-us-ethnicity/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2024). Number of law enforcement officers killed in the United States in 2023, by race. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126900/number-law-enforcement-officers-killed-us-ethnicity/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in The United States in 2023, by Race." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126900/number-law-enforcement-officers-killed-us-ethnicity/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of law enforcement officers killed in the United States in 2023, by race Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126900/number-law-enforcement-officers-killed-us-ethnicity/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Number of law enforcement officers killed in the United States in 2023, by race [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, September 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126900/number-law-enforcement-officers-killed-us-ethnicity/