Between 2015 and 2022, 38 percent of police killings of Black people in the United States were committed while the victim was fleeing, the highest percentage of any ethnicity. Over the same time period, 22 percent of police killings of Asian Americans occurred while the victim was fleeing - the lowest percentage of any ethnicity.
Share of police killings while victim was fleeing in the United States from 2015 to 2022, by race
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The Guardian. (December 30, 2022). Share of police killings while victim was fleeing in the United States from 2015 to 2022, by race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323323/share-police-killings-while-fleeing-us-race/
The Guardian. "Share of police killings while victim was fleeing in the United States from 2015 to 2022, by race." Chart. December 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323323/share-police-killings-while-fleeing-us-race/
The Guardian. (2022). Share of police killings while victim was fleeing in the United States from 2015 to 2022, by race. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323323/share-police-killings-while-fleeing-us-race/
The Guardian. "Share of Police Killings While Victim Was Fleeing in The United States from 2015 to 2022, by Race." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323323/share-police-killings-while-fleeing-us-race/
The Guardian, Share of police killings while victim was fleeing in the United States from 2015 to 2022, by race Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323323/share-police-killings-while-fleeing-us-race/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Share of police killings while victim was fleeing in the United States from 2015 to 2022, by race [Graph], The Guardian, December 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323323/share-police-killings-while-fleeing-us-race/