POLICE HAVE KILLED 504 PEOPLE IN 2023

ABOUT 10% OF THE ROUGHLY 1,100 PEOPLE KILLED BY POLICE EACH YEAR INVOLVE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

Traffic Violation Deaths

  • 2019 - 115 people - 10% of police killings

  • 2020 - 110 people - 9% of police killings

  • 2021 - 114 people - 10% of police killings 

  • 2022 - 87 people - 7% of police killings

The Race Issue

In 2020, black (6%) and Hispanic (3%) persons were more likely than white persons (2%) to experience the threat of force or nonfatal use of force during their most recent contact with police.

No Accountability

98.1% of killings by police from 2013-2022 have not resulted in officers being charged with a crime.