As of March 13, 479 people were killed by police in the United States in 2025, *** of whom were White. However, the rate of U.S. police killings has been much higher among Black Americans compared to other racial or ethnic groups.
The source defines police violence as any incident where a law enforcement officer (off-duty or on-duty) applies, on a civilian, lethal force resulting in the civilian being killed, whether it is considered “justified” or “unjustified” by the U.S. Criminal Legal System.
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Mapping Police Violence. (May 12, 2025). Number of people killed by the police in the United States from 2017 to May 13, 2025, by race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1614468/people-killed-by-us-police-by-race/
Mapping Police Violence. "Number of people killed by the police in the United States from 2017 to May 13, 2025, by race ." Chart. May 12, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1614468/people-killed-by-us-police-by-race/
Mapping Police Violence. (2025). Number of people killed by the police in the United States from 2017 to May 13, 2025, by race . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1614468/people-killed-by-us-police-by-race/
Mapping Police Violence. "Number of People Killed by The Police in The United States from 2017 to May 13, 2025, by Race ." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 May 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1614468/people-killed-by-us-police-by-race/
Mapping Police Violence, Number of people killed by the police in the United States from 2017 to May 13, 2025, by race Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1614468/people-killed-by-us-police-by-race/ (last visited June 29, 2025)
Number of people killed by the police in the United States from 2017 to May 13, 2025, by race [Graph], Mapping Police Violence, May 12, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1614468/people-killed-by-us-police-by-race/
