POLICE KILLINGS IN 2015 AND RACE/ETHNICITY

DETAILS OF ANALYSES OF POLICE KILLINGS IN WASHINGTON POST DATABASE

POLICE KILLINGS OF PERSONS WHO WERE NOT ATTACKING

Χ²=17.48

p<.0001

*Cases with missing data on either variable were deleted.

BRIEF SUMMARY Of those killed by police, 17% of W were not attacking, while 29%of NW were not attacking.
That raw 12% difference translates into a relative difference of 70.6% (12/17)

POLICE KILLINGS OF PERSONS WHO WERE UNARMED

Χ²=13.30

p=.001

*Cases with missing data on either variable were deleted. Some TOTAL figures may not equal 100% due to rounding

BRIEF SUMMARY

Of those killed by police, 6.6% of W were killed while not armed, and 13.2% of NW were killed while not armed.

That raw 6.6% difference translates into a relative difference of 100% (6.6/6.6)

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