In the United States, more men than women are shot to death by the police. As of March 28, 2021, the U.S. police shot 200 men and 12 women to death in 2021. In 2020, the police shot 983 men and 38 women to death.
Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by gender
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Washington Post. (March 28, 2021). Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 17, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/585149/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-gender/
Washington Post. "Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by gender." Chart. March 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 17, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/585149/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-gender/
Washington Post. (2021). Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 17, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/585149/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-gender/
Washington Post. "Number of People Shot to Death by The Police in The United States from 2017 to 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/585149/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-gender/
Washington Post, Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/585149/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-gender/ (last visited April 17, 2021)





