People shot to death by U.S. police, by month 2023

As of October 23, the U.S. police shot 707 people to death in 2023. In 2022, 1,096 people were shot to death by police in the United States.

Police treatment

Since as early as the 18th century, police brutality has been a significant issue in the United States. Black Americans have been especially marginalized by police officers, as they have faced higher rates of fatal police shootings compared to other ethnicities. Disparities also exist in perceptions of police treatment depending on ethnicity. A majority of Black Americans think that Black and White people do not receive equal police treatment, while more than half of White and Hispanic Americans think the same.

Police reform

The upsurge in Black Lives Matter protests in response to the killing of Black Americans as a result of police brutality has created a call for police reform. In 2019, it was found that police killings decreased by a quarter in police departments that implemented a policy that requires officers to use all other means before shooting. Since the killing of George Floyd in May 2020, 21 states including New York and California have passed bills that focused on police supervision.

Number of people shot to death by the police in the United States from 2017 to October 2023, by month

Characteristic	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2017	91	100	76	67	74	84	94	82	70	85	84	78
2018	99	80	110	98	83	81	89	74	55	75	77	71
2019	94	72	88	71	74	86	80	86	78	90	77	108
2020	88	78	93	79	111	77	68	87	59	101	91	89
2021	80	96	88	88	83	109	72	97	81	94	72	88
2022	76	91	99	92	91	98	97	81	98	87	93	93
2023*	101	80	78	89	87	61	76	70	32	33	-	-