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African Americans are victims of a disproportionate number of police killings

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Evidence indicates that African Americans experience a disproportionately higher risk of being killed by law enforcement in the United States compared to white individuals.

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Wikipedia: Police brutality in the United States

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journals.plos.org: Racial and ethnic disparities in fatal police shootings: Variation across U.S. states and the role of firearm ownership | PLOS One

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Notes well-documented national racial and ethnic disparities in fatal police shootings.

pnas.org: Risk of being killed by police use of force in the United ...

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Finds that African American men and women face a higher risk of being killed by police than white peers.

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first checked31 Jul 2026

judged → SUPPORTED · 7531 Jul 2026

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