White - 73.0%
Black - 12.7%
US Police - Demographic makeup (2018):[2]
White - 73.2%
Black - 12.1%
Officers killed:[3]
| 2010 thru 2019 | 2019 | |
| Total killed | 511 | 48 |
| White officers | 442 | 40 |
| Black officers | 55 | 7 |
White officers killed as a percentage of officers killed: 83.3%
Black officers killed as a percentage of officers killed: 14.6%
Offenders who killed officers:[4]
| 2010 thru 2019 | 2019 | |
| Total offenders | 537 | 49 |
| White offenders | 303 | 28 |
| Black offenders | 199 | 15 |
Officers killed by white offenders as a percentage of offenders: 58.3%
Officers killed by black offenders as a percentage of offenders: 30.6%
Arrests by ethnicity:[5]
| 2018 | ||
| Total arrests | 7,710,900 | 100.0% |
| White arrests | 5,319,654 | 69.0% |
| Black arrests | 2,115,381 | 27.4% |
Arrests for Property Crime by ethnicity:[5]
Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
| 2018 | ||
| Total arrests | 880,473 | 100.0% |
| White arrests | 589,224 | 66.9% |
| Black arrests | 264,748 | 30.1% |
Arrests for Violent Crime by ethnicity:[5]
Violent crimes are offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
| 2018 | ||
| Total arrests | 392,562 | 100.0% |
| White arrests | 230,299 | 58.7% |
| Black arrests | 146,734 | 37.4% |
Arrests for Murder by ethnicity:[5]
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter.
| 2018 | ||
| Total arrests | 8,957 | 100.0% |
| White arrests | 3,953 | 44.1% |
| Black arrests | 4,778 | 53.3% |
Police-initiated contacts:[6]
| 2015 population | Contacts | Number | Percent of demographic population |
253,587,400
| All races | 27,415,900 | 10.8% |
164,813,500
| White contacts | 18,426,800 | 11.2% |
31,056,200
| Black contacts | 3,509,800 | 11.3% |
Murder offenders:[7]
| 2018 | ||
| Total murderers | 16,335 | 100.0% |
| White murderers | 4,884 | 29.9% |
| Black murderers | 6,318 | 38.7% |
Murder victims:[8]
| 2018 | ||
| Total victims | 14,123 | 100.0% |
| White victims | 6,088 | 43.1% |
| Black victims | 7,407 | 52.4% |
Violent Victimization (percent):[9]
| 2012-2015 | White offender | Black offender | ||
| Total victims | 5,833,800 | 100.0% | 43.8% | 22.7% |
| White victims | 3,679,410 | 63.1% | 56.6% | 14.7% |
| Black victims | 850,720 | 14.6% | 10.9% | 63.2% |
Violent Victimization (rate per 1,000):[9]
| 2012-2015 | White offender | Black offender | ||
| Total victims | 5,833,800 | 22.0 | - | - |
| White victims | 3,679,410 | - | 12.0 | 3.1 |
| Black victims | 850,720 | - | 2.8 | 16.5 |
Violent Victimization by Strangers:[9]
| 2012-2015 | White offender | Black offender | ||
| Total (#) | Stranger (%) | Total (#) | Stranger (%) | |
| White victims | 2,081,520 | 27.2% | 540,360 | 64.4% |
| Black victims | 91,470 | 49.9% | 537,470 | 37.6% |
Violent Victimization by White Offenders / Strangers:[9]
| 2012-2015 | White offender | ||||
| Total | Offenders (#) | Stranger (# / %) | Strangers by Percent of Total Victims | ||
| White victims | 3,679,410 | 2,081,520 | 566,173 | 27.2% | 15.4% |
| Black victims | 850,720 | 91,470 | 45,644 | 49.9% | 5.4% |
Violent Victimization by Black Offenders / Strangers:[9]
| 2012-2015 | Black offender | ||||
| Total | Offenders (#) | Stranger (# / %) | Strangers by Percent of Total Victims | ||
| White victims | 3,679,410 | 540,360 | 347,992 | 64.4% | 9.5% |
| Black victims | 850,720 | 537,470 | 202,089 | 37.6% | 23.8% |
Violent Victimization Involving Weapon (firearm):[9]
| White offender | Black offender | |
| White victims | 3.5% | 11.1% |
| Black victims | 10.1% | 13.1% |
People Killed By Officers (includes assumed race):[10] (source 1)
| 2018 | 2019 | |||
| Total killed | 1,851 | 100% | 1,797 | 100% |
| White victims | 884 | 47.8% | 822 | 45.7% |
| Black victims | 443 | 23.9% | 476 | 26.5% |
People Killed By Officers (includes assumed race):[11] (source 2)
| 2018 | 2019 | |||
| Total killed | 1,142 | 100% | 1,098 | 100% |
| White victims | 490 | 42.9% | 406 | 37.0% |
| Black victims | 257 | 22.5% | 259 | 23.6% |
Crime per year, by city:[12]
(top 6 total violent crime)
| 2018 | Total Violent Crime | Murders | Total Property Crime | Burglary |
| #1 - New York City | 46,113 | 295 | 128,051 | 10,837 |
| #2 - Los Angeles | 30,126 | 258 | 101,267 | 15,988 |
| #3 - Chicago | 27,357 | 563 | 86,513 | 11,686 |
| #4 - Houston | 24,062 | 276 | 94,033 | 16,317 |
| #5 - Philadelphia | 14,420 | 351 | 49,145 | 6,497 |
| #6 - Detroit | 13,478 | 261 | 28,897 | 7,440 |
Crime per year, Rate per 100,000 persons, by city:[12]
(top 6 total violent crime)
| 2018 | Total Violent Crime | Murders | Total Property Crime | Burglary |
| #1 - Detroit | 2,008 | 39 | 4,305 | 1,108 |
| #2 - Memphis | 1,943 | 29 | 6,406 | 1,302 |
| #3 - Birmingham | 1,912 | 42 | 6,314 | 1,213 |
| #4 - Baltimore | 1,833 | 51 | 4,495 | 999 |
| #5 - Flint | 1,818 | 33 | 2,701 | 832 |
| #6 - St. Louis | 1,800 | 61 | 5,912 | 971 |
[13]
sources:
[1] Demographics of the United States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States
[3] FBI - Uniform Crime Reporting
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Race, Ethnicity, and Sex of Victim Officer, 2010–2019
https://ucr.fbi.gov/leoka/2019/tables/table-15.xls
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Race, Ethnicity, and Sex of Victim Officer, 2010–2019
https://ucr.fbi.gov/leoka/2019/tables/table-15.xls
[4] FBI - Uniform Crime Reporting
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Race, Ethnicity, and Sex of Known Offender, 2010–2019
https://ucr.fbi.gov/leoka/2019/tables/table-42.xls
Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed
Race, Ethnicity, and Sex of Known Offender, 2010–2019
https://ucr.fbi.gov/leoka/2019/tables/table-42.xls
[5] FBI - Uniform Crime Reporting
Arrests by Race and Ethnicity, 2018
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018/topic-pages/tables/table-43
Arrests by Race and Ethnicity, 2018
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018/topic-pages/tables/table-43
[6] Bureau of Justice Statistics
Contacts Between Police and the Public, 2015
https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cpp15.pdf
Contacts Between Police and the Public, 2015
https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cpp15.pdf
[7] FBI - Uniform Crime Reporting
Murder Offenders
by Age, Sex, Race, and Ethnicity, 2018
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018/topic-pages/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-3.xls
Murder Offenders
by Age, Sex, Race, and Ethnicity, 2018
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018/topic-pages/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-3.xls
[8] FBI - Uniform Crime Reporting
Murder Victims
by Age, Sex, Race, and Ethnicity, 2018
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018/topic-pages/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-2.xls
Murder Victims
by Age, Sex, Race, and Ethnicity, 2018
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018/topic-pages/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-2.xls
[9] Bureau of Justice Statistics
Race and Hispanic Origin of Victims and Offenders, 2012-15
https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/rhovo1215.pdf
Race and Hispanic Origin of Victims and Offenders, 2012-15
https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/rhovo1215.pdf
[11] Mapping Police Violence
https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/s/MPVDatasetDownload.xlsx
Downloaded 2020-06-17
https://github.com/washingtonpost/data-police-shootings
https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/s/MPVDatasetDownload.xlsx
[12] FBI - Uniform Crime Reporting
Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City, 2010
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/tables/10tbl08.xls/view
[13]Washington Post database of fatal shootings by a police officer; 2015-2020Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City, 2010
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/tables/10tbl08.xls/view
Downloaded 2020-06-17
https://github.com/washingtonpost/data-police-shootings
