At least 1,176 people were killed by law enforcement officers in the U.S. last year, the most of any year since at least 2013 and 36 more people than 2021.
At least 1,176 people were killed by law enforcement officers in the U.S. last year, the most of any year since at least 2013.
Of people killed by law enforcement last year, 287 were Black. That’s 24% of the total number of police killings, the group found. US Census data show 13.6% of the population is Black. Police shooting incidents accounted for 96% of the killings. The database also tracks killings by Taser, vehicles or other use of force.
People are also reading… Calls to reform or defund police departments have grown from activists and protesters in past years, particularly in the wake of the May 2020 murder of George Floyd, a Black man, by a white police officer. That year’s Black Lives Matter protests are believed to be the largest movement in U.S. history, and international protests also decried anti-Black police brutality.
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