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 March 11, 2025, 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 March 11, 2025. 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: March 11, 2025. 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 March 11, 2025)
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/
