1,300 deaths, the result of US police violence in 2024

About 1,324 people were killed by police in the US in 2024, according to year-end statistics released by the Mapping Police Violence Institute, a non-governmental research organization that has been monitoring police killings in the US since 2013.

This figure shows the deadliest year in terms of police killings in the United States.

In 2024, the research team discovered that there were only 11 days in which no one was killed by US police.

According to US police violence tracking data, one person died as a result of police violence in the US every seven hours on average. Tasers, batons, and other deadly weapons were used by police in the majority of these shooting deaths.

Only 31 percent of police killings, or 387, began with a violent crime, while 18 percent of police killing victims—more than 200—were killed after being arrested for a traffic violation or after being asked to stop by police.

Another 8 percent were killed in situations where the victim committed no crime, while 17 percent were killed in situations where police alleged the victim committed “other nonviolent crimes.”

The top five states with the highest rates of police killings in 2024 are New Mexico, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and North Dakota.

In 2024, 58 percent of killings were committed by local police departments. In addition, infants, toddlers, and teenagers were among the victims of police killings in the US last year.

Moreover, the numerous unreported murders that occur in state and federal prisons are not taken into consideration by the Police Brutality Tracking statistics.

Compared to other citizens, Black people are 2.8 times more likely to be killed by police.