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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30. Maryland
> Police killings per 100,000 people since 2013: 2.55 (total: 154)
> Worst year police killings: 2013
> Worst city for police killings Baltimore (total: 39)
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29. South Carolina
> Police killings per 100,000 people since 2013: 2.68 (total: 138)
> Worst year police killings: 2015
> Worst city for police killings Greenville (total: 8)
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28. Maine
> Police killings per 100,000 people since 2013: 2.75 (total: 37)
> Worst year police killings: 2017
> Worst city for police killings Old Town (total: 3)
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27. Kansas
> Police killings per 100,000 people since 2013: 2.85 (total: 83)
> Worst year police killings: 2014
> Worst city for police killings Wichita (total: 18)
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26. Texas
> Police killings per 100,000 people since 2013: 2.91 (total: 845)
> Worst year police killings: 2015
> Worst city for police killings Houston (total: 116)
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