Special Report
States Where the Police Kill the Most People per Capita
June 11, 2021 1:00 pm
Last Updated: June 11, 2021 1:53 pm
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50. Rhode Island
> Police killings per 100,000 people since 2013: 0.66 (total: 7)
> Worst year police killings: 2016
> Worst city for police killings Providence (total: 3)
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49. Massachusetts
> Police killings per 100,000 people since 2013: 0.94 (total: 65)
> Worst year police killings: 2013
> Worst city for police killings Boston (total: 10)
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48. New York
> Police killings per 100,000 people since 2013: 0.96 (total: 186)
> Worst year police killings: 2019
> Worst city for police killings New York (total: 31)
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47. Connecticut
> Police killings per 100,000 people since 2013: 1.21 (total: 43)
> Worst year police killings: 2013
> Worst city for police killings Hartford (total: 5)
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46. New Jersey
> Police killings per 100,000 people since 2013: 1.29 (total: 115)
> Worst year police killings: 2015
> Worst city for police killings Newark (total: 14)
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