This statistic shows the number of people shot to death by the U.S. police in 2015, distinguished by month. In 2015, 990 people 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 month
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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 month [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/584831/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-month/
Washington Post. "Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States in 2015, by month." Chart. January 7, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/584831/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-month/
Washington Post. (2016). Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States in 2015, by month. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/584831/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-month/
Washington Post. "Number of People Shot to Death by The Police in The United States in 2015, by Month." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jan 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/584831/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-month/
Washington Post, Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States in 2015, by month Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/584831/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-month/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States in 2015, by month [Graph], Washington Post, January 7, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/584831/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-month/
