This statistic shows the number of people shot to death by the U.S. police in 2015, distinguished by age group. In 2015, 277 people, aged 45 years and over, 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 age group
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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 age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/584829/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-age-group/
Washington Post. "Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States in 2015, by age group." Chart. January 7, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/584829/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-age-group/
Washington Post. (2016). Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States in 2015, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/584829/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-age-group/
Washington Post. "Number of People Shot to Death by The Police in The United States in 2015, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jan 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/584829/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-age-group/
Washington Post, Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States in 2015, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/584829/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-age-group/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States in 2015, by age group [Graph], Washington Post, January 7, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/584829/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-age-group/
