U.S. Data on Police Shootings and Violence
Summary stats on police interactions
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15 % of civilians who experience police threat of or use of force during legal interventions are injured.
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250,000 Up to an estimated 250,000 civilian injuries are caused by law enforcement officers annually.
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800 An average of 800 people are killed by law enforcement in the U.S. each year.
Breaking down the data
Interactions with law enforcement
In one year, nearly 50 million persons in the U.S. have contact with police during a traffic stop, street stop, arrest, traffic accident or resident initiated contact.
Threat or use of force
About 750,000 of these civilians experience police threat of or use of force during these interactions.
Non-fatal hospitalizations
An estimated 250,000 civilians are injured each year by law enforcement, approximately 80,000 suffer a non-fatal injury requiring hospital treatment.
Racial disparities
Black males comprise 6.1 percent of the total U.S. population but approximately 25 percent of all persons killed by law enforcement.