The rate of fatal police shootings in the United States shows large differences based on ethnicity. Among Black Americans, the rate of fatal police shootings between 2015 and June 2020 stood at 31 per million of the population, while for White Americans, the rate stood at 13 fatal police shootings per million of the population.
Rate of fatal police shootings in the United States from 2015 to June 2020, by ethnicity
(per million of the population)
Rate of fatal police shootings per million of the population
The source lists the following demographics for populations in the United States:
42 million Black Americans
39 million Hispanic Americans
197 million White Americans
49 million Americans listed as "other"
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Washington Post. (June 30, 2020). Rate of fatal police shootings in the United States from 2015 to June 2020, by ethnicity (per million of the population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 14, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123070/police-shootings-rate-ethnicity-us/
Washington Post. "Rate of fatal police shootings in the United States from 2015 to June 2020, by ethnicity (per million of the population)." Chart. June 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 14, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123070/police-shootings-rate-ethnicity-us/
Washington Post. (2020). Rate of fatal police shootings in the United States from 2015 to June 2020, by ethnicity (per million of the population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 14, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123070/police-shootings-rate-ethnicity-us/
Washington Post. "Rate of Fatal Police Shootings in The United States from 2015 to June 2020, by Ethnicity (per Million of The Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123070/police-shootings-rate-ethnicity-us/
Washington Post, Rate of fatal police shootings in the United States from 2015 to June 2020, by ethnicity (per million of the population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123070/police-shootings-rate-ethnicity-us/ (last visited July 14, 2020)
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