Assaults by police officers in Brazil were more common against persons of color (POCs), in comparison to white people, according to a survey conducted in 2021. In that year, approximately 25 percent of Brazil's black population reported having experienced physical aggression from the police, while the figure for white people was 19 percent. Meanwhile, nearly 9 percent of black people said they had suffered physical assault when approached by the police, against 6 percent of their white counterparts.
Share of people who have been assaulted by police officers in Brazil in 2021, by ethnicity and type of assault
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data_labe. (July 8, 2022). Share of people who have been assaulted by police officers in Brazil in 2021, by ethnicity and type of assault [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182023/share-men-assaulted-police-officers-brazil-ethnicity/
data_labe. "Share of people who have been assaulted by police officers in Brazil in 2021, by ethnicity and type of assault." Chart. July 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182023/share-men-assaulted-police-officers-brazil-ethnicity/
data_labe. (2022). Share of people who have been assaulted by police officers in Brazil in 2021, by ethnicity and type of assault. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182023/share-men-assaulted-police-officers-brazil-ethnicity/
data_labe. "Share of People Who Have Been Assaulted by Police Officers in Brazil in 2021, by Ethnicity and Type of Assault." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182023/share-men-assaulted-police-officers-brazil-ethnicity/
data_labe, Share of people who have been assaulted by police officers in Brazil in 2021, by ethnicity and type of assault Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182023/share-men-assaulted-police-officers-brazil-ethnicity/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Share of people who have been assaulted by police officers in Brazil in 2021, by ethnicity and type of assault [Graph], data_labe, July 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1182023/share-men-assaulted-police-officers-brazil-ethnicity/