In 2023, the share of Black people killed by the police was higher than the share of the black population in almost all the Brazilian states listed. In Pernambuco, the difference between the proportion of black population and black people killed by the police was of 30 percentage points. Except for São Paulo and Piauí, more than 80 percent of civilians killed by security agents were black in all states covered in this study.
Comparison between black population and black people among deaths by police in Brazil in 2023, by state
Characteristic
Population
Deaths by the police
Amazonas
73.7
92.6
Bahia
79.7
94.6
Ceará
71.5
88.7
Maranhão
79
80
Pará
79.6
91.7
Pernambuco
65.3
95.7
Piauí
77.1
74.1
Rio de Janeiro
57.8
86.9
São Paulo
40.9
66.3
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