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It's too bad they stopped creating the interactive version of this like they used to[1] (unless I missed it). It was really instructive to visualize some of the
by yucky 5y ago
It's too bad they stopped creating the interactive version of this like they used to[1] (unless I missed it). It was really instructive to visualize some of the not so obvious truths in the data. For instance, white males are more likely to be shot by police than their percentage of the overall population would suggest (along with black males and hispanic males).
Whereas asian males, and females of all races (including black females) are less likely to be killed than their percentage of the population would suggest. This isn't the narrative portrayed in the media, and I wonder if this is what led to them changing how they present the data.. It suggests that the problem is actually gender-based, not race-based.
Interestingly enough, it also shows a significant correlation to violent crime rates by demographic groups (white, black and hispanic males committing violent crime at higher rates than asian males and females of all races, which would likely lead to more potentially dangerous interactions with police.
[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/national/police-shootings-2019/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/national/police...