Police killings set record in 2024, but with smallest increase in years: Report

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Report: US Police Killed Someone Every 6.5 Hours on Average in 2024

Police killings hit a record high last year, with Black and Indigenous people disproportionately targeted.

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Police killings set record in 2024, but with smallest increase in years: Report

In 2024, police officers in the US killed 1,365 people, a slight increase from the 1,329 civilians killed in 2023, according to the Mapping Police Violence report.

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US sets another grim record for killings by police in 2024

Police killed more than 1,300 people in the U.S. last year, a slight uptick that made 2024 the deadliest year for police killings, a new report found.

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New data shows 2024 was highest year for deadly police encounters in 11 years

The rise comes as the momentum for police reform has died five years after the 2020 murder of George Floyd.

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Police Killings Of Civilians Continue To Rise, Especially In Southwest

The number of people killed by police officers rose slightly in 2024, marking the smallest increase recorded in years, says a report by Mapping Police Violence. ​​Police killed more than 1,300 people in the U.S. last year, an estimated 0.3% increase in police killings per million people. The increase makes 2024 the deadliest year for police violence by a slim margin since Mapping Police Violence began tracking civilian deaths more than a decade …

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A record number of murder investigations, an increase in the number of reports, and a lack of capacity in investigation and prosecution over time characterized 2024 for the police in the Inland Region.