DEATHS FROM POLICE KILLING IN THE U.S.: NO UPWARD TREND IN 2019

Key Points:

  • Rates of death from police killing have seen minor changes year-to-year.
  • 1,098 Americans were killed by police last year, or 0.0003% of the U.S. population.
  • Relative to 2018, 2019 saw a 3.94% decline in the rate of death from police killing.