In 2023, persons of color (POCs) were the main victims of deaths caused by police intervention in the state of Rio de Janeiro, with over half of people killed being Pardo Brazilians. Another 25 percent were black people, while white ethnicity accounted for 12 percent of victims.
Distribution of deaths caused by police intervention in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 2020 to 2022, by ethnicity
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Instituto de Segurança Pública (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). (May 8, 2024). Distribution of deaths caused by police intervention in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 2020 to 2022, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181245/share-deaths-police-intervention-ethnicity-rio-brazil/
Instituto de Segurança Pública (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). "Distribution of deaths caused by police intervention in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 2020 to 2022, by ethnicity." Chart. May 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181245/share-deaths-police-intervention-ethnicity-rio-brazil/
Instituto de Segurança Pública (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). (2024). Distribution of deaths caused by police intervention in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 2020 to 2022, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181245/share-deaths-police-intervention-ethnicity-rio-brazil/
Instituto de Segurança Pública (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). "Distribution of Deaths Caused by Police Intervention in The State of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil from 2020 to 2022, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181245/share-deaths-police-intervention-ethnicity-rio-brazil/
Instituto de Segurança Pública (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Distribution of deaths caused by police intervention in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 2020 to 2022, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181245/share-deaths-police-intervention-ethnicity-rio-brazil/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Distribution of deaths caused by police intervention in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 2020 to 2022, by ethnicity [Graph], Instituto de Segurança Pública (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), May 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181245/share-deaths-police-intervention-ethnicity-rio-brazil/