This statistic shows the number of people shot to death by the U.S. police in 2015, distinguished by race. In 2015, 172 Hispanics were shot to death by U.S. law enforcement officers.
Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States in 2015, by race
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Washington Post. (January 7, 2016). Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States in 2015, by race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/584828/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-race/
Washington Post. "Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States in 2015, by race." Chart. January 7, 2016. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/584828/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-race/
Washington Post. (2016). Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States in 2015, by race. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/584828/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-race/
Washington Post. "Number of People Shot to Death by The Police in The United States in 2015, by Race." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jan 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/584828/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-race/
Washington Post, Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States in 2015, by race Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/584828/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-race/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States in 2015, by race [Graph], Washington Post, January 7, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/584828/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-race/