In 2022, the majority of law enforcement officers that were killed in the United States were White. That year, 44 White law enforcement officers as well as nine Black officers were killed. Overall, a total of 60 law enforcement officers were killed in the United States in that year.
Number of law enforcement officers killed in the United States in 2022, by ethnicity
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (October 5, 2022). Number of law enforcement officers killed in the United States in 2022, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1126900/number-law-enforcement-officers-killed-us-ethnicity/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of law enforcement officers killed in the United States in 2022, by ethnicity." Chart. October 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1126900/number-law-enforcement-officers-killed-us-ethnicity/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2022). Number of law enforcement officers killed in the United States in 2022, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1126900/number-law-enforcement-officers-killed-us-ethnicity/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in The United States in 2022, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1126900/number-law-enforcement-officers-killed-us-ethnicity/
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Number of law enforcement officers killed in the United States in 2022, by ethnicity [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, October 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1126900/number-law-enforcement-officers-killed-us-ethnicity/