As of October 22, police in the United States had shot 23 unarmed people to death in 2024. The most common weapon for a victim of a fatal police shooting to be carrying is a gun. In 2023, 717 people carrying a gun were shot and killed by the U.S. police.
Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States from 2017 to 2024*, by weapon carried
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Washington Post. (October 22, 2024). Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States from 2017 to 2024*, by weapon carried [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/585140/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-weapon-carried-2016/
Washington Post. "Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States from 2017 to 2024*, by weapon carried." Chart. October 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/585140/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-weapon-carried-2016/
Washington Post. (2024). Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States from 2017 to 2024*, by weapon carried. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/585140/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-weapon-carried-2016/
Washington Post. "Number of People Shot to Death by The Police in The United States from 2017 to 2024*, by Weapon Carried." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/585140/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-weapon-carried-2016/
Washington Post, Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States from 2017 to 2024*, by weapon carried Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/585140/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-weapon-carried-2016/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States from 2017 to 2024*, by weapon carried [Graph], Washington Post, October 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/585140/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-weapon-carried-2016/
