Police Officer Involved Shooting Statistics

09 22 2020 1004 people have been shot and killed by police in 2019 992 people have been shot and killed by police in 2018 986 people have been shot and killed by police in 2017 962 people have been shot and killed by police in 2016 994 people have been shot and killed by police in 2015.

Police officer involved shooting statistics. According to the fbi s uniform crime reporting ucr there were 686 665 sworn police officers in the united states in 2018. In the united states police officers fatally shoot about three people per day on average a number that s close to the yearly totals for other wealthy nations. Therefore it is important for a law enforcement agency lea to prepare police officers in advance for the physical and emotional reactions they may experience in.

Officer involved shootings ois are emotionally charged events. This data does not include deaths of people in police custody fatal shootings by off duty officers or non shooting deaths the post s data shows police fatally shot 13 unarmed black men. But data on these deadly.

In 2018 there were 996 fatal police shootings and in 2019 this figure increased to 1 004. Every shooting needs to be evaluated on its own merits and only one of the involved officers has been charged with murder but for this analysis assume all involved excessive use of force. 721 people have been shot and killed by police in 2020 updated.

That s one unarmed black male shot and killed for every 49 047 sworn police officers. For the last five years the police have fatally shot about 1 000 civilians annually the vast majority of whom were armed or otherwise dangerous. Additionally the rate of fatal police shootings among black americans was much higher than that for any.

Fbi releases 2019 statistics on law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty according to statistics reported to the fbi 89 law enforcement officers were killed in line of duty incidents in. 19 2018 fatal police shootings of unarmed people have significantly declined experts say may 7 2018. The latest police shootings database.

Other types of homicides by law enforcement officers included deaths attributed to asphyxia during restraint injuries sustained during an altercation and the use of technologies such as chemical sprays and conducted energy devices. These incidents require rapid re sponse leaving little time for deliberation.