Figure A

Historical lynchings and officer-involved shootings involving blacks

Year Number of lynchings % of officer-involved shootings involving blacks
2020 0 17.88
2020 1 20.87
2020 2 22.92
2020 3 40.08
2020 4 20.74
2020 5 29.92
2020 6 34.40
2020 7 41.94
2020 8 24.72
2020 9 46.67
2020 10 49.07
2020 11 50.00
2020 12 33.33
2020 13 44.44
2020 14 64.64
2020 16 0.00
2020 17 51.25
2020 18 28.58
2020 25 50.00

 

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Notes: Estimates are based on lynching data from 1882–1930 and officer-involved shooting data from 2015–2020.

Source: Author’s analysis of Historical American Lynching Project data and officer-involved shooting data from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Mississippi.

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