As of September 10, 195 people aged 45 years and over were fatally shot by U.S. law enforcement officers in 2024. 300 people in the same age group were shot to death by police in 2023, and 263 in 2022.
Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States from 2017 to 2024*, by age group
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Washington Post. (September 10, 2024). Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States from 2017 to 2024*, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/585155/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-age-group/
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Washington Post. (2024). Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States from 2017 to 2024*, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/585155/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-age-group/
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