Updated 03/31/2022

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 2022
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January

Police killed 2 people on January 01, 2022

Police killed 2 people on January 02, 2022

Police killed 3 people on January 03, 2022

Police killed 4 people on January 04, 2022

Police killed 3 people on January 05, 2022

Police killed 3 people on January 06, 2022

Police killed 0 people on January 07, 2022

Police killed 2 people on January 08, 2022

Police killed 4 people on January 09, 2022

Police killed 3 people on January 10, 2022

Police killed 3 people on January 11, 2022

Police killed 4 people on January 12, 2022

Police killed 2 people on January 13, 2022

Police killed 2 people on January 14, 2022

Police killed 0 people on January 15, 2022

Police killed 4 people on January 16, 2022

Police killed 1 people on January 17, 2022

Police killed 3 people on January 18, 2022

Police killed 2 people on January 19, 2022

Police killed 3 people on January 20, 2022

Police killed 1 people on January 21, 2022

Police killed 2 people on January 22, 2022

Police killed 6 people on January 23, 2022

Police killed 2 people on January 24, 2022

Police killed 3 people on January 25, 2022

Police killed 5 people on January 26, 2022

Police killed 2 people on January 27, 2022

Police killed 3 people on January 28, 2022

Police killed 4 people on January 29, 2022

Police killed 2 people on January 30, 2022

Police killed 3 people on January 31, 2022

February

Police killed 3 people on February 01, 2022

Police killed 1 people on February 02, 2022

Police killed 0 people on February 03, 2022

Police killed 5 people on February 04, 2022

Police killed 1 people on February 05, 2022

Police killed 4 people on February 06, 2022

Police killed 7 people on February 07, 2022

Police killed 3 people on February 08, 2022

Police killed 5 people on February 09, 2022

Police killed 3 people on February 10, 2022

Police killed 3 people on February 11, 2022

Police killed 3 people on February 12, 2022

Police killed 5 people on February 13, 2022

Police killed 3 people on February 14, 2022

Police killed 6 people on February 15, 2022

Police killed 6 people on February 16, 2022

Police killed 6 people on February 17, 2022

Police killed 1 people on February 18, 2022

Police killed 5 people on February 19, 2022

Police killed 2 people on February 20, 2022

Police killed 2 people on February 21, 2022

Police killed 5 people on February 22, 2022

Police killed 7 people on February 23, 2022

Police killed 2 people on February 24, 2022

Police killed 3 people on February 25, 2022

Police killed 3 people on February 26, 2022

Police killed 2 people on February 27, 2022

Police killed 2 people on February 28, 2022

March

Police killed 3 people on March 01, 2022

Police killed 4 people on March 02, 2022

Police killed 8 people on March 03, 2022

Police killed 1 people on March 04, 2022

Police killed 2 people on March 05, 2022

Police killed 4 people on March 06, 2022

Police killed 2 people on March 07, 2022

Police killed 2 people on March 08, 2022

Police killed 3 people on March 09, 2022

Police killed 0 people on March 10, 2022

Police killed 7 people on March 11, 2022

Police killed 6 people on March 12, 2022

Police killed 2 people on March 13, 2022

Police killed 4 people on March 14, 2022

Police killed 4 people on March 15, 2022

Police killed 2 people on March 16, 2022

Police killed 3 people on March 17, 2022

Police killed 3 people on March 18, 2022

Police killed 7 people on March 19, 2022

Police killed 1 people on March 20, 2022

Police killed 3 people on March 21, 2022

Police killed 2 people on March 22, 2022

Police killed 3 people on March 23, 2022

Police killed 1 people on March 24, 2022

Police killed 3 people on March 25, 2022

Police killed 8 people on March 26, 2022

Police killed 6 people on March 27, 2022

Police killed 1 people on March 28, 2022

Police killed 3 people on March 29, 2022

Police killed 2 people on March 30, 2022

Police killed 5 people on March 31, 2022

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Police killings per 1 million people in the U.S., 2013–2022
PacificIslanderPolice killed 87 Pacific Islander people per 1 million Pacific Islander people in the U.S. between 2013 and 2021 BlackPolice killed 62 Black people per 1 million Black people in the U.S. between 2013 and 2021 NativeAmericanPolice killed 38 Native American people per 1 million Native American people in the U.S. between 2013 and 2021 HispanicPolice killed 29 Hispanic people per 1 million Hispanic people in the U.S. between 2013 and 2021 WhitePolice killed 22 White people per 1 million White people in the U.S. between 2013 and 2021 AsianPolice killed 7.4 Asian people per 1 million Asian people in the U.S. between 2013 and 2021 87 62 38 29 22 7.4

Populations via 2020 Census data

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Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 0 286 573 859 1,145 total killings by police 1087 police killings2013 1049 police killings2014 1103 police killings2015 1070 police killings2016 1094 police killings2017 1145 police killings2018 1096 police killings2019 1132 police killings2020 1145 police killings2021 286 police killings20222022

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Police killed 1.59 people per million in Alabama in 2022 Police killed 4.09 people per million in Alaska in 2022 Police killed 2.66 people per million in Arizona in 2022 Police killed 1.00 person per million in Arkansas in 2022 Police killed 0.78 people per million in California in 2022 Police killed 1.21 people per million in Colorado in 2022 Police killed 0.28 people per million in Connecticut in 2022 Police killed 1.01 people per million in Delaware in 2022 Police killed 0.00 people per million in District Of Columbia in 2022D.C. Police killed 0.70 people per million in Florida in 2022 Police killed 1.49 people per million in Georgia in 2022 Police killed 0.00 people per million in Guam in 2022 Police killed 0.00 people per million in Hawaii in 2022 Police killed 1.63 people per million in Idaho in 2022 Police killed 0.31 people per million in Illinois in 2022 Police killed 0.59 people per million in Indiana in 2022 Police killed 0.31 people per million in Iowa in 2022 Police killed 1.70 people per million in Kansas in 2022 Police killed 1.55 people per million in Kentucky in 2022 Police killed 1.29 people per million in Louisiana in 2022 Police killed 1.47 people per million in Maine in 2022 Police killed 0.49 people per million in Maryland in 2022 Police killed 0.57 people per million in Massachusetts in 2022 Police killed 0.60 people per million in Michigan in 2022 Police killed 0.18 people per million in Minnesota in 2022 Police killed 0.34 people per million in Mississippi in 2022 Police killed 1.79 people per million in Missouri in 2022 Police killed 1.84 people per million in Montana in 2022 Police killed 0.51 people per million in Nebraska in 2022 Police killed 1.61 people per million in Nevada in 2022 Police killed 0.73 people per million in New Hampshire in 2022 Police killed 0.22 people per million in New Jersey in 2022 Police killed 4.72 people per million in New Mexico in 2022 Police killed 0.25 people per million in New York in 2022 Police killed 0.96 people per million in North Carolina in 2022 Police killed 0.00 people per million in North Dakota in 2022 Police killed 0.25 people per million in Ohio in 2022 Police killed 0.76 people per million in Oklahoma in 2022 Police killed 1.65 people per million in Oregon in 2022 Police killed 0.00 people per million in Palau in 2022 Police killed 0.62 people per million in Pennsylvania in 2022 Police killed 0.00 people per million in Rhode Island in 2022 Police killed 0.98 people per million in South Carolina in 2022 Police killed 3.38 people per million in South Dakota in 2022 Police killed 1.45 people per million in Tennessee in 2022 Police killed 0.82 people per million in Texas in 2022 Police killed 0.61 people per million in Utah in 2022 Police killed 0.00 people per million in Vermont in 2022 Police killed 0.00 people per million in Virgin Islands in 2022 Police killed 0.46 people per million in Virginia in 2022 Police killed 1.95 people per million in Washington in 2022 Police killed 0.00 people per million in West Virginia in 2022 Police killed 0.17 people per million in Wisconsin in 2022 Police killed 5.20 people per million in Wyoming in 2022

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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)