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Black People are More Likely to be Killed by Police, More Likely to be Unarmed and Less Likely to Pose a Threat When Killed - according to Mapping Police Violence

The majority of gun deaths in America aren’t even homicides, let alone caused by mass shootings. Two-thirds of the more than 33,000 gun deaths that take place in the U.S. every year are suicides. People who commit suicide and people who commit mass shootings both tend to be white and male, [MORE]

You’re 55 times more likely to be killed by a police officer than a terrorist. This number does not account for "race," which means the number is probably higher. [MORE]  [MORE]

chart and data is from MAPPING POLICE VIOLENCE’s 2022 Police Violence Report. and [MORE]