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are more likely to have been unarmed
when killed by police than non-blacks,
according to a new study of nationwide data.
This risk also appears to increase in police departments
with a greater presence of non-white officers, report the researchers.*
A key finding of the study is that nearly 60 percent of black women killed by police were unarmed at the time of the interaction.
The study is the first in a series of reports from the ongoing Fatal Interactions with Police (FIPS) research project, which includes contributions from public health and biostatistics
Read More
https://www.futurity.org/police-killings-unarmed-black-women-1675912-2/
A key finding of the study is that nearly 60 percent of black women killed by police were unarmed at the time of the interaction.
The study is the first in a series of reports from the ongoing Fatal Interactions with Police (FIPS) research project, which includes contributions from public health and biostatistics
Read More
https://www.futurity.org/police-killings-unarmed-black-women-1675912-2/
A LINK TO THE STUDY (Washington University In St Louis)
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