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“Black fatalities are over seven times as likely as white fatalities to have been of unarmed individuals. Hispanic Americans in comparison also have a significant chance of a fatal encounter with police while being unarmed.” (@DrKLG4Health)

Race, Gender, and the Context of Unarmed Fatal Interactions with Police Race, Gender, and the Context of Unarmed Fatal Interactions with Police The exponentiated coefficients suggest that black and Hispanic Americans have a 20 and 18.8 percent chance, respectively, of having been unarmed when fatally injured. The estimated odds are not significant for other racial/ethnic groups. The exponentiated coefficients suggest that black and Hispanic Americans have a 20 and 18.8 percent chance, respectively, of having been unarmed when fatally injured. The estimated odds are not significant for other racial/ethnic groups.
Race, Gender, and the Context of Unarmed Fatal Interactions with Police
working paper
Johnson, Odis Jr. / Gilbert, Keon L. / Ibrahim, Habiba
2018
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