This statistic shows the breakdown of fatal shootings by police in the United States, based on the actions of the person shot prompting the officer to discharge his/her weapon between January 1st and October 24th 2015. 28 percent of fatal police shootings during this period occurred because the person fired a gun immediately before being shot by police.
Share of fatal shootings by police in the U.S. between Janurary 1st and October 24th 2015, by prompt for weapon discharge
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Washington Post. (October 24, 2015). Share of fatal shootings by police in the U.S. between Janurary 1st and October 24th 2015, by prompt for weapon discharge [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/617199/share-of-fatal-shootings-by-police-in-the-us-2015-by-shooting-reasion/
Washington Post. "Share of fatal shootings by police in the U.S. between Janurary 1st and October 24th 2015, by prompt for weapon discharge." Chart. October 24, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/617199/share-of-fatal-shootings-by-police-in-the-us-2015-by-shooting-reasion/
Washington Post. (2015). Share of fatal shootings by police in the U.S. between Janurary 1st and October 24th 2015, by prompt for weapon discharge. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/617199/share-of-fatal-shootings-by-police-in-the-us-2015-by-shooting-reasion/
Washington Post. "Share of Fatal Shootings by Police in The U.S. between Janurary 1st and October 24th 2015, by Prompt for Weapon Discharge." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/617199/share-of-fatal-shootings-by-police-in-the-us-2015-by-shooting-reasion/
Washington Post, Share of fatal shootings by police in the U.S. between Janurary 1st and October 24th 2015, by prompt for weapon discharge Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/617199/share-of-fatal-shootings-by-police-in-the-us-2015-by-shooting-reasion/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Share of fatal shootings by police in the U.S. between Janurary 1st and October 24th 2015, by prompt for weapon discharge [Graph], Washington Post, October 24, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/617199/share-of-fatal-shootings-by-police-in-the-us-2015-by-shooting-reasion/
