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“Unarmed Black men killed by police in 15 of the former slave-holding states represent 41% of unarmed individuals killed by police across the United States."

Black Bodies on the Ground: Policing Disparities in the African American Community—An Analysis of Newsprint From January 1, 2015, Through December 31, 2015 Black Bodies on the Ground: Policing Disparities in the African American Community—An Analysis of Newsprint From January 1, 2015, Through December 31, 2015 Listed in Figure 3 are the former slave-holding states with the most homicides by police in 2015. These four states represent 27% of all unarmed individuals killed by police in 2015. Maryland has five deaths which account for 83% of unarmed men killed by police in the state. Virginia has three deaths which represent 75% of the unarmed men killed by police; Florida has six deaths representing 43% of unarmed men killed by police followed by Texas with six deaths as well, accounting for 38% of the deaths of unarmed men by police. California was not an enslaved African–holding state; however, it has the most deaths by police in 2015 at nine. Black men represent only 3% of the state’s population but account for 20% of unarmed men killed by police. Listed in Figure 3 are the former slave-holding states with the most homicides by police in 2015. These four states represent 27% of all unarmed individuals killed by police in 2015. Maryland has five deaths which account for 83% of unarmed men killed by police in the state. Virginia has three deaths which represent 75% of the unarmed men killed by police; Florida has six deaths representing 43% of unarmed men killed by police followed by Texas with six deaths as well, accounting for 38% of the deaths of unarmed men by police. California was not an enslaved African–holding state; however, it has the most deaths by police in 2015 at nine. Black men represent only 3% of the state’s population but account for 20% of unarmed men killed by police.
Black Bodies on the Ground: Policing Disparities in the African American Community—An Analysis of Newsprint From January 1, 2015, Through December 31, 2015
Journal of Black Studies
Robinson, Michael A.
Vol. 48 Issue 6, pp. 551–571, 2017
10.1177/0021934717702134
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