Traffic stop deaths in U.S.

People of color are more likely to be killed during traffic stops and disproportionate to the population, according to Mapping Police Violence data as of Oct. 4, 2022. The nonprofit reform organization looked at police-involved deaths at traffic stops since 2017.

SOURCES: Mapping Police Violence and Census Reporter | (Data analysis by James Doyle Brown Jr./News21)

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Historical data from the original News21 chart. Missing source values are shown as “Not provided.”

Traffic stop deaths: original chart data
Race / ethnicityKilled (%)Population (%)Number killed
White38.960.1240
Black27.912.3172
Hispanic16.018.299
Unknown12.53.077
Native American2.10.613
Asian1.65.610
Pacific Islander1.00.26