Number of people killed by police by cause of death U.S. 2022 | Statista

In 2022, 1,153 was the number of deadly police shootings in the United States in that year. During this same period, there were 313 Black people killed by the police. The highest amount of fatal shootings recorded since 2013 was in the previous year, with 1,078.

Number of people killed by police in the United States from 2013 to 2022, by cause of death

Characteristic	Beaten/restrained	Other	Police shooting	Taser	Vehicle
2013	15	16	1,032	36	3
2014	9	13	995	37	4
2015	11	13	1,031	55	3
2016	10	12	1,017	34	7
2017	9	11	1,046	32	3
2018	-	3	1,102	34	5
2019	11	12	1,049	27	8
2020	-	13	1,078	22	14
2021	-	8	804	5	2
2022	-	16	1,153	15	8

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November 2022

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United States

Survey time period

2013 to 2022*

Supplementary notes

* Data until November 2022
No data available for people who died due to beating/restraints in 2018, 2020, 2021, and 2022.

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