In the fiscal year of 2021, there were a total of 376 white people and 192 Black people who died in custody in the United States. This is compared to 31 American Indian/Alaska Native people who died in custody in that same year.
Number of deaths in custody in the United States in the fiscal year of 2021, by race
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (November 17, 2023). Number of deaths in custody in the United States in the fiscal year of 2021, by race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196434/total-number-deaths-custody-us-race/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of deaths in custody in the United States in the fiscal year of 2021, by race." Chart. November 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196434/total-number-deaths-custody-us-race/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2023). Number of deaths in custody in the United States in the fiscal year of 2021, by race. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196434/total-number-deaths-custody-us-race/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Deaths in Custody in The United States in The Fiscal Year of 2021, by Race." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196434/total-number-deaths-custody-us-race/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of deaths in custody in the United States in the fiscal year of 2021, by race Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196434/total-number-deaths-custody-us-race/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of deaths in custody in the United States in the fiscal year of 2021, by race [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, November 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196434/total-number-deaths-custody-us-race/
