U.S. Data on Police Shootings and Violence
Summary stats on police interactions Heading link
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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 An estimated 250,000 civilian injuries are caused by law enforcement officers annually.
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600 More than 600 people are killed by law enforcement in the U.S. each year.
Breaking down the data Heading link
![An officer of the California Highway Patrol making a traffic stop on southbound State Route 85 in Cupertino.](https://policeepi.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/751/2020/12/police-traffic-stop-500x500.jpg)
![Police wear body cameras attached to their vests.](https://policeepi.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/751/2021/01/Arrest7_760x760-500x500.jpg)
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