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Title: Risk of Police-Involved Death by Race/Ethnicity and Place, United States, 2012–2018
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2018
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ISSN: 0090-0036
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304559
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Abstract: Objectives. To estimate the risk of mortality from police homicide by race/ethnicity and place in the United States. Methods. We used novel data on police-involved fatalities and Bayesian models to estimate mortality risk for Black, Latino, and White men for all US counties by Census division and metropolitan area type. Results. Police kill, on average, 2.8 men per day. Police were responsible for about 8% of all homicides with adult male victims between 2012 and 2018. Black men's mortality risk is between 1.9 and 2.4 deaths per 100 000 per year, Latino risk is between 0.8 and 1.2, and White risk is between 0.6 and 0.7. Conclusions. Police homicide risk is higher than suggested by official data. Black and Latino men are at higher risk for death than are White men, and these disparities vary markedly across place. Public Health Implications. Homicide reduction efforts should consider interventions to reduce the use of lethal force by police. Efforts to address unequal police violence should target places with high mortality risk. (Am J
Url: https://ajph-aphapublications-org.ezp3.lib.umn.edu/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304559
Url: https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304559
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Authors: Edwards, Frank; Esposito, Michael H; Lee, Hedwig
Periodical (Full): American Journal of Public Health
Issue: 9
Volume: 108
Pages: 1241-1248
Data Collections: IPUMS NHGIS
Topics: Crime and Deviance, Race and Ethnicity
Countries: United States