Updated 01/31/2023

Mapping Police Violence

Law enforcement agencies across the country are failing to provide us with even basic information about the lives they take. So we collect the data ourselves. Scroll to explore.

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Killings by police in 2023
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January

Police killed 3 people on January 01, 2023

Police killed 7 people on January 02, 2023

Police killed 6 people on January 03, 2023

Police killed 2 people on January 04, 2023

Police killed 5 people on January 05, 2023

Police killed 5 people on January 06, 2023

Police killed 3 people on January 07, 2023

Police killed 5 people on January 08, 2023

Police killed 3 people on January 09, 2023

Police killed 5 people on January 10, 2023

Police killed 5 people on January 11, 2023

Police killed 1 people on January 12, 2023

Police killed 4 people on January 13, 2023

Police killed 1 people on January 14, 2023

Police killed 1 people on January 15, 2023

Police killed 2 people on January 16, 2023

Police killed 4 people on January 17, 2023

Police killed 6 people on January 18, 2023

Police killed 4 people on January 19, 2023

Police killed 3 people on January 20, 2023

Police killed 3 people on January 21, 2023

Police killed 4 people on January 22, 2023

Police killed 4 people on January 23, 2023

Police killed 4 people on January 24, 2023

Police killed 4 people on January 25, 2023

Police killed 3 people on January 26, 2023

Police killed 1 people on January 27, 2023

Police killed 1 people on January 28, 2023

Police killed 2 people on January 29, 2023

Police killed 7 people on January 30, 2023

Police killed 5 people on January 31, 2023

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Police killings per 1 million people in the U.S., 2013–2023
Native Hawaiianand Pacific IslanderPolice killed 91 Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander people per 1 million Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander people in the U.S. between 2013 and 2021 BlackPolice killed 69 Black people per 1 million Black people in the U.S. between 2013 and 2021 NativeAmericanPolice killed 40 Native American people per 1 million Native American people in the U.S. between 2013 and 2021 HispanicPolice killed 32 Hispanic people per 1 million Hispanic people in the U.S. between 2013 and 2021 WhitePolice killed 24 White people per 1 million White people in the U.S. between 2013 and 2021 AsianPolice killed 8.1 Asian people per 1 million Asian people in the U.S. between 2013 and 2021 91 69 40 32 24 8.1

Race and ethnicity population data from the 2020 Decennial Census

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Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 0 310 619 929 1,238 total killings by police 1083 police killings2013 1049 police killings2014 1105 police killings2015 1070 police killings2016 1098 police killings2017 1146 police killings2018 1099 police killings2019 1146 police killings2020 1163 police killings2021 1238 police killings2022 113 police killings20232023

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Police killed 0.60 people per million in Alabama in 2023 Police killed 0.00 people per million in Alaska in 2023 Police killed 0.56 people per million in Arizona in 2023 Police killed 0.66 people per million in Arkansas in 2023 Police killed 0.56 people per million in California in 2023 Police killed 0.35 people per million in Colorado in 2023 Police killed 0.00 people per million in Connecticut in 2023 Police killed 0.00 people per million in Delaware in 2023 Police killed 0.00 people per million in District Of Columbia in 2023D.C. Police killed 0.37 people per million in Florida in 2023 Police killed 0.47 people per million in Georgia in 2023 Police killed 0.00 people per million in Guam in 2023 Police killed 0.00 people per million in Hawaii in 2023 Police killed 1.09 people per million in Idaho in 2023 Police killed 0.08 people per million in Illinois in 2023 Police killed 0.44 people per million in Indiana in 2023 Police killed 0.00 people per million in Iowa in 2023 Police killed 0.68 people per million in Kansas in 2023 Police killed 0.22 people per million in Kentucky in 2023 Police killed 0.00 people per million in Louisiana in 2023 Police killed 0.00 people per million in Maine in 2023 Police killed 0.16 people per million in Maryland in 2023 Police killed 0.14 people per million in Massachusetts in 2023 Police killed 0.30 people per million in Michigan in 2023 Police killed 0.00 people per million in Minnesota in 2023 Police killed 0.34 people per million in Mississippi in 2023 Police killed 0.49 people per million in Missouri in 2023 Police killed 0.00 people per million in Montana in 2023 Police killed 1.02 people per million in Nebraska in 2023 Police killed 0.32 people per million in Nevada in 2023 Police killed 0.73 people per million in New Hampshire in 2023 Police killed 0.11 people per million in New Jersey in 2023 Police killed 0.94 people per million in New Mexico in 2023 Police killed 0.05 people per million in New York in 2023 Police killed 0.29 people per million in North Carolina in 2023 Police killed 0.00 people per million in North Dakota in 2023 Police killed 0.25 people per million in Ohio in 2023 Police killed 0.51 people per million in Oklahoma in 2023 Police killed 0.24 people per million in Oregon in 2023 Police killed 0.00 people per million in Palau in 2023 Police killed 0.15 people per million in Pennsylvania in 2023 Police killed 0.00 people per million in Rhode Island in 2023 Police killed 0.20 people per million in South Carolina in 2023 Police killed 1.13 people per million in South Dakota in 2023 Police killed 0.58 people per million in Tennessee in 2023 Police killed 0.48 people per million in Texas in 2023 Police killed 0.61 people per million in Utah in 2023 Police killed 0.00 people per million in Vermont in 2023 Police killed 0.00 people per million in Virgin Islands in 2023 Police killed 0.35 people per million in Virginia in 2023 Police killed 0.26 people per million in Washington in 2023 Police killed 0.56 people per million in West Virginia in 2023 Police killed 0.34 people per million in Wisconsin in 2023 Police killed 0.00 people per million in Wyoming in 2023

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Sage Journals

10/19/2021

The threshold for being perceived as dangerous, and thereby falling victim to lethal police force, appears to be higher for White civilians relative to their Black or Hispanic peers.

SSRN

8/31/2021

Protest against police brutality reduces officer-involved fatalities for African Americans and Latinos (but not for Whites)