Racial inequity in fatal US police shootings, 2015–2020

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (1978), October 2020

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> Shootings by police are almost double against European...

User Warm_Month_1309, in the AbsoluteUnits subreddit, 13 Nov 2025

> Shootings by police are almost double against European descended people's both by number and by…

Im sure I'll be downvoted for saying it, but...

User flamebroiledpuppies, in the boxingcirclejerk subreddit, 21 Sep 2025

Im sure I'll be downvoted for saying it, but proportionally, Black people are 3 times more likely to be shot while being unarmed.

The numbers been proven as fact by several different...

User Jbots, in the r/Libertarian: For a Free Society subreddit, 15 Sep 2025

The numbers been proven as fact by several different academic research studies. [Racial inequity in fatal US police shootings…

stupid informed comment? Nope, this is backed by...

User sealstage, in the NoStupidQuestions subreddit, 13 Feb 2025

stupid informed comment? Nope, this is backed by statistics. [https://jech.bmj.com/content/75/4/394](https://jech.bmj.com/content…

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