Title: Do Police Kill More White People Than Black People? | Snopes.com
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Do Police Kill More White People Than Black People?
More white people are killed in police shootings than Black Americans, but overall white people are statistically less likely to be killed by police than Black people.
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Do Police Kill More White People Than Black People? Do Police Kill More White People Than Black People? More white people are killed in police shootings than Black Americans, but overall white people are statistically less likely to be killed by police than Black people. Bethania Palma
Published 22 September 2016
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Police shootings kill more white Americans than Black Americans. Rating
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In absolute numbers, more white people than black people are killed in police shootings (because white people outnumber black people in America). What's False
Regardless of absolute numbers, it is true that proportionally, Black Americans are several times more likely to be killed in police shootings than white Americans are. Subscribe to our Snopes Debunker newsletter and get the latest fact checks in your inbox for free: By subscribing, you're accepting our terms and conditions and privacy policy. Keep reading, our fact check continues below.