The share of people of black ethnicity killed by the police in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, reached nearly 87 percent of the total killings in 2021. In comparison, only 13 percent of the people killed during the same period due to police interventions were white. As of that time, in Rio, 51.7 percent of the population was composed of black people, which shows a great disproportion between the share of black population and the share of black victims of security agents. It is worth noting that in 10.5 percent of all cases of civilians killed by police reported in Rio de Janeiro, the ethnicity of the victim was not disclosed, which could entail that the share of black people amongst civilian deaths could be even larger.
Share of people killed due to police interventions in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2021, by ethnicity
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Rede de Observatórios da Segurança (Brazil). (November 14, 2022). Share of people killed due to police interventions in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2021, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290167/share-deaths-of-civilians-due-to-police-by-race-rio-de-janeiro/
Rede de Observatórios da Segurança (Brazil). "Share of people killed due to police interventions in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2021, by ethnicity." Chart. November 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290167/share-deaths-of-civilians-due-to-police-by-race-rio-de-janeiro/
Rede de Observatórios da Segurança (Brazil). (2022). Share of people killed due to police interventions in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2021, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290167/share-deaths-of-civilians-due-to-police-by-race-rio-de-janeiro/
Rede de Observatórios da Segurança (Brazil). "Share of People Killed Due to Police Interventions in The City of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in 2021, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290167/share-deaths-of-civilians-due-to-police-by-race-rio-de-janeiro/
Rede de Observatórios da Segurança (Brazil), Share of people killed due to police interventions in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2021, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290167/share-deaths-of-civilians-due-to-police-by-race-rio-de-janeiro/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of people killed due to police interventions in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2021, by ethnicity [Graph], Rede de Observatórios da Segurança (Brazil), November 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290167/share-deaths-of-civilians-due-to-police-by-race-rio-de-janeiro/