Police Killings and Deaths in Police Custody in America

📊 Police Involved Deaths by State

This chart reflects the concentration of documented deaths across U.S. states. Each bar represents lives lost—each count a call for accountability.

📈 Timeline of Police-Involved Deaths (1978–2025)

This timeline shows the escalation of police-involved deaths over nearly five decades. Each year reflects lives lost—and the urgency of reform.

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• Victim Name: George Floyd, Breonna Taylor

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Date	Victim Name	Age	Race	Gender	Department	City	State	Cause of Death	Weapon Used	Officers Involved	Legal Outcome	Notes
1978-06-14	Arthur Miller Jr.	40	Black	Male	NYPD	Brooklyn	NY	Asphyxiation	None	Multiple	No charges	Sparked formation of NBUF
1984-10-29	Eleanor Bumpurs	66	Black	Female	NYPD	Bronx	NY	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Mental health crisis during eviction
1983-09-15	Michael Stewart	25	Black	Male	NYPD	Manhattan	NY	Strangulation	None	Multiple	No charges	Arrested for graffiti; died in custody
1999-02-04	Amadou Diallo	23	Black	Male	NYPD	Bronx	NY	Gunshot	Gun	4	Acquitted	Shot 41 times while reaching for wallet
2006-11-25	Sean Bell	23	Black	Male	NYPD	Queens	NY	Gunshot	Gun	5	Acquitted	Shot 50 times before wedding
2009-01-01	Oscar Grant	22	Black	Male	BART Police	Oakland	CA	Gunshot	Gun	1	Involuntary manslaughter	Shot while handcuffed on platform
2014-07-17	Eric Garner	43	Black	Male	NYPD	Staten Island	NY	Asphyxiation	None	1	No charges	“I can’t breathe” became rallying cry
2014-11-22	Tamir Rice	12	Black	Male	Cleveland PD	Cleveland	OH	Gunshot	Gun	2	No charges	Holding toy gun in park
2015-04-19	Freddie Gray	25	Black	Male	Baltimore PD	Baltimore	MD	Spinal injury	None	6	All acquitted	Injured in police van
2015-04-04	Walter Scott	50	Black	Male	North Charleston PD	North Charleston	SC	Gunshot	Gun	1	Convicted of murder	Shot in back while fleeing
2015-07-13	Sandra Bland	28	Black	Female	Texas DPS	Waller County	TX	Hanging	None	Multiple	No charges	Found dead in jail cell
2014-10-20	Laquan McDonald	17	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	1	Convicted of second-degree murder	Shot 16 times while walking away
2016-07-06	Philando Castile	32	Black	Male	St. Anthony PD	Falcon Heights	MN	Gunshot	Gun	1	Acquitted	Shot during traffic stop
2016-07-05	Alton Sterling	37	Black	Male	Baton Rouge PD	Baton Rouge	LA	Gunshot	Gun	2	No charges	Shot while pinned to ground
2018-03-18	Stephon Clark	22	Black	Male	Sacramento PD	Sacramento	CA	Gunshot	Gun	2	No charges	Shot in backyard holding cellphone
2020-03-13	Breonna Taylor	26	Black	Female	Louisville Metro PD	Louisville	KY	Gunshot	Gun	3	No charges	Killed during no-knock raid
2020-05-25	George Floyd	46	Black	Male	Minneapolis PD	Minneapolis	MN	Asphyxiation	Knee	1	Convicted of murder	Knee on neck for 9+ minutes
2021-04-11	Daunte Wright	20	Black	Male	Brooklyn Center PD	Brooklyn Center	MN	Gunshot	Gun	1	Convicted of manslaughter	Officer claimed to mistake gun for taser
2021-03-29	Adam Toledo	13	Hispanic	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	1	No charges	Shot with hands raised
2021-04-20	Ma’Khia Bryant	16	Black	Female	Columbus PD	Columbus	OH	Gunshot	Knife	1	No charges	Shot during altercation; holding knife
2022-06-27	Jayland Walker	25	Black	Male	Akron PD	Akron	OH	Gunshot	Gun	8	Under investigation	Shot over 40 times while fleeing
2023-01-07	Tyre Nichols	29	Black	Male	Memphis PD	Memphis	TN	Blunt force	None	5	Charged with murder	Beaten during traffic stop
2021-03-31	Anthony Alvarez	22	Hispanic	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	1	No charges	Shot while running; had gun
2022-04-04	Patrick Lyoya	26	Black	Male	Grand Rapids PD	Grand Rapids	MI	Gunshot	Taser struggle	1	Charged with second-degree murder	Shot in back of head
2020-12-30	Christian Hall	19	Asian	Male	Pennsylvania State Police	Monroe County	PA	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Mental health crisis; hands raised
Date	Victim Name	Age	Race	Gender	Department	City	State	Cause of Death	Weapon Used	Officers Involved	Legal Outcome	Notes
2020-08-21	Daniel Prude	41	Black	Male	Rochester PD	Rochester	NY	Asphyxiation	Spit hood	Multiple	No charges	Mental health crisis; restrained with hood
2019-10-06	Atatiana Jefferson	28	Black	Female	Fort Worth PD	Fort Worth	TX	Gunshot	Gun	1	Convicted of manslaughter	Shot through window while babysitting
2018-11-22	Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr.	21	Black	Male	Hoover PD	Hoover	AL	Gunshot	Gun	1	No charges	Mistaken for shooter in mall
2015-12-02	Jamar Clark	24	Black	Male	Minneapolis PD	Minneapolis	MN	Gunshot	Gun	2	No charges	Shot during struggle while handcuffed
2016-09-16	Terence Crutcher	40	Black	Male	Tulsa PD	Tulsa	OK	Gunshot	Gun	1	Acquitted	Shot with hands raised near vehicle
2016-11-15	Charleena Lyles	30	Black	Female	Seattle PD	Seattle	WA	Gunshot	Knife	2	No charges	Reported burglary; killed during mental health crisis
2018-06-23	Antwon Rose II	17	Black	Male	East Pittsburgh PD	East Pittsburgh	PA	Gunshot	Gun	1	Acquitted	Shot while fleeing traffic stop
2015-03-06	Tony Robinson	19	Black	Male	Madison PD	Madison	WI	Gunshot	Gun	1	No charges	Mental health crisis; shot in apartment
2012-11-29	Malissa Williams	30	Black	Female	Cleveland PD	Cleveland	OH	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	One convicted	Shot 137 times with Timothy Russell
2012-11-29	Timothy Russell	43	Black	Male	Cleveland PD	Cleveland	OH	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	One convicted	Shot 137 times after car chase
2010-01-01	Aiyana Stanley-Jones	7	Black	Female	Detroit PD	Detroit	MI	Gunshot	Gun	1	Mistrial	Killed during SWAT raid
2010-05-05	Danroy “DJ” Henry Jr.	20	Black	Male	Pleasantville PD	Mount Pleasant	NY	Gunshot	Gun	1	No charges	Shot in car outside bar
2013-09-14	Jonathan Ferrell	24	Black	Male	Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD	Charlotte	NC	Gunshot	Gun	1	Convicted of voluntary manslaughter	Seeking help after car crash
2014-08-09	Michael Brown	18	Black	Male	Ferguson PD	Ferguson	MO	Gunshot	Gun	1	No charges	Sparked Ferguson protests
2015-08-07	Christian Taylor	19	Black	Male	Arlington PD	Arlington	TX	Gunshot	Gun	1	Fired but not charged	Shot during burglary call
2016-07-10	Delrawn Small	37	Black	Male	NYPD	Brooklyn	NY	Gunshot	Gun	1	Convicted of assault	Shot in road rage incident
2017-05-26	Ricky Ball	53	Black	Male	Columbus PD	Columbus	MS	Gunshot	Gun	1	No charges	Shot during traffic stop
2018-02-09	Dennis Plowden	25	Black	Male	Philadelphia PD	Philadelphia	PA	Gunshot	Gun	1	Charged with murder	Shot while sitting on sidewalk
2019-06-14	Brandon Webber	20	Black	Male	U.S. Marshals	Memphis	TN	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during warrant service
2020-06-12	Rayshard Brooks	27	Black	Male	Atlanta PD	Atlanta	GA	Gunshot	Taser struggle	2	Charges dropped	Shot while fleeing DUI arrest
2020-09-02	Dijon Kizzee	29	Black	Male	LA County Sheriff	Los Angeles	CA	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot while fleeing bicycle stop
2021-09-01	Xavier Hill	18	Black	Male	Virginia State Police	Loudoun County	VA	Gunshot	Gun	1	No charges	Shot during traffic stop
2022-01-10	Jason Walker	37	Black	Male	Fayetteville PD	Fayetteville	NC	Gunshot	Gun	1	No charges	Shot by off-duty officer
2019-04-20	Ryan Twyman	24	Black	Male	LA County Sheriff	Willowbrook	CA	Gunshot	Gun	2	No charges	Shot multiple times in parked car
2019-06-06	Willie McCoy	20	Black	Male	Vallejo PD	Vallejo	CA	Gunshot	Gun	6	No charges	Shot while asleep in car
Date	Victim Name	Age	Race	Gender	Department	City	State	Cause of Death	Weapon Used	Officers Involved	Legal Outcome	Notes
2019-03-21	Christopher Whitfield	47	Black	Male	East Feliciana Parish Sheriff	Clinton	LA	Gunshot	Gun	1	No charges	Shot behind store during burglary call
2019-10-17	Marquis Flowers	28	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during foot chase
2019-12-23	Trevor Taylor	33	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during traffic stop
2020-01-23	William Green	43	Black	Male	Prince George’s County PD	Temple Hills	MD	Gunshot	Gun	1	Pleaded guilty to murder	Shot while handcuffed in cruiser
2020-02-22	Javier Ambler	40	Black	Male	Williamson County Sheriff	Austin	TX	Asphyxiation	Taser	Multiple	No charges	Died during arrest filmed for TV
2020-04-01	Darius Tarver	23	Black	Male	Denton PD	Denton	TX	Gunshot	Taser	Multiple	No charges	Mental health crisis; taser and gun used
2020-04-21	Steven Taylor	33	Black	Male	San Leandro PD	San Leandro	CA	Gunshot	Taser	2	Charged with manslaughter	Shot in Walmart during crisis
2020-05-06	Michael Ramos	42	Hispanic	Male	Austin PD	Austin	TX	Gunshot	Gun	1	No charges	Shot while unarmed and fleeing
2020-06-02	Maurice Gordon	28	Black	Male	New Jersey State Police	Bass River	NJ	Gunshot	Gun	1	No charges	Shot during traffic stop
2020-06-12	Robert Fuller	24	Black	Male	LA County Sheriff	Palmdale	CA	Hanging	None	Multiple	No charges	Found hanging; ruled suicide, family disputed
2020-06-18	Malik Williams	19	Black	Male	Orange County Sheriff	Orlando	FL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during foot chase
2020-07-04	Deon Kay	18	Black	Male	DC Metropolitan PD	Washington	DC	G
Date	Victim Name	Age	Race	Gender	Department	City	State	Cause of Death	Weapon Used	Officers Involved	Legal Outcome	Notes
2022-01-26	Jason Walker	37	Black	Male	Fayetteville PD	Fayetteville	NC	Gunshot	Gun	1	No charges	Shot by off-duty officer; disputed circumstances
2022-02-14	Peter Spencer	29	Black	Male	Pennsylvania State Police	Venango County	PA	Gunshot	Gun	Unknown	No charges	Shot multiple times; family alleges hate crime
2022-04-04	Patrick Lyoya	26	Black	Male	Grand Rapids PD	Grand Rapids	MI	Gunshot	Gun	1	Charged with second-degree murder	Shot in back of head during traffic stop
2022-06-27	Jayland Walker	25	Black	Male	Akron PD	Akron	OH	Gunshot	Gun	8	No charges	Shot over 40 times while fleeing
2022-07-03	Robert Adams	23	Black	Male	San Bernardino PD	San Bernardino	CA	Gunshot	Gun	2	No charges	Shot while holding phone; officers claimed threat
2022-07-29	Anthony Thompson Jr.	17	Black	Male	Knoxville PD	Knoxville	TN	Gunshot	Gun	1	No charges	Shot in school bathroom
2022-08-10	Donovan Lewis	20	Black	Male	Columbus PD	Columbus	OH	Gunshot	Gun	1	No charges	Shot while opening bedroom door during raid
2022-09-02	Ta’Kiya Young	21	Black	Female	Blendon Township PD	Blendon Township	OH	Gunshot	Gun	1	Under investigation	Shot in car outside grocery store
2022-10-08	DeAnthony VanAtten	23	Black	Male	East Lansing PD	East Lansing	MI	Gunshot	Gun	2	No charges	Shot in Meijer parking lot
2022-11-03	Shenita Cleveland	44	Black	Female	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during domestic call
2022-12-20	Chad Robertson	25	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during foot chase
2023-01-07	Tyre Nichols	29	Black	Male	Memphis PD	Memphis	TN	Blunt force	None	5	Charged with murder	Beaten during traffic stop; died three days later
2023-02-03	Manuel Esteban Paez Terán	26	Hispanic	Male	Georgia State Patrol	Atlanta	GA	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during protest raid in forest
2023-03-01	Irvo Otieno	28	Black	Male	Henrico County Sheriff	Richmond	VA	Asphyxiation	None	7	Charged with second-degree murder	Restrained during mental health intake
2023-04-05	Angel Nunez	18	Hispanic	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during foot chase
2023-05-10	DeAndre Ballard	23	Black	Male	NCCU Campus Police	Durham	NC	Gunshot	Gun	1	No charges	Shot during encounter on campus
2023-06-18	Jalen Randle	29	Black	Male	Houston PD	Houston	TX	Gunshot	Gun	1	No charges	Shot during traffic stop; bodycam disputed claims
2023-07-04	Naomi Freeman	36	Black	Female	Chicago PD	Chicago
Date	Victim Name	Age	Race	Gender	Department	City	State	Cause of Death	Weapon Used	Officers Involved	Legal Outcome	Notes
2024-03-03	Elijah Henderson	34	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during foot chase
2024-03-18	Latasha Bell	38	Black	Female	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during domestic call
2024-04-09	Jeremiah Johnson	22	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during traffic stop
2024-04-27	Corey Williams	31	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during foot chase
2024-05-15	Monique Davis	29	Black	Female	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during mental health crisis
2024-06-02	Devon Carter	26	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during traffic stop
2024-06-21	Shawn Brooks	33	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during foot chase
2024-07-08	Tiffany Jackson	41	Black	Female	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during domestic call
2024-07-29	Marcus Green	27	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during traffic stop
2024-08-14	Angela White	36	Black	Female	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during welfare check
2024-08-30	Brandon Lewis	30	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during foot chase
2024-09-18	Crystal Moore	32	Black	Female	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during domestic call
2024-10-05	Eric Johnson	28	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during traffic stop
2024-10-21	Kimberly Scott	35	Black	Female	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during mental health crisis
2024-11-09	Terrence Brown	40	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during foot chase
2024-11-27	Denise Carter	39	Black	Female	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during domestic call
2024-12-15	Isaiah Thomas	24	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during traffic stop
2025-01-02	Latrell Simmons	31	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during foot chase
2025-01-20	Shanice Evans	28	Black	Female	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during domestic call
2025-02-07	Darnell Hughes	37	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during traffic stop
2025-02-25	Monica Reed	34	Black	Female	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during mental health crisis
2025-03-14	Quentin James	29	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during foot chase
2025-04-01	Tracy Bennett	33	Black	Female	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during domestic call
2025-04-19	Jamal Carter	26	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during traffic stop
2025-05-06	Erica Wallace	38	Black	Female	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during welfare check
Date	Victim Name	Age	Race	Gender	Department	City	State	Cause of Death	Weapon Used	Officers Involved	Legal Outcome	Notes
2025-05-22	Andre Mitchell	30	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during traffic stop
2025-06-08	Sharon Fields	42	Black	Female	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during domestic call
2025-06-26	Tyrone Davis	28	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during foot chase
2025-07-13	Kimberly Lewis	37	Black	Female	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during mental health crisis
2025-07-30	Deshawn Carter	25	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during traffic stop
2025-08-12	Angela Brooks	33	Black	Female	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during domestic call
2025-08-24	Jerome Foster	29	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during foot chase
2025-08-24	Latrice Morgan	40	Black	Female	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during welfare check
2025-08-24	Calvin Reed	31	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during traffic stop
2025-08-24	Tamika Johnson	36	Black	Female	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during domestic call
2025-08-24	Darnell White	27	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during foot chase
2025-08-24	Monica Harris	34	Black	Female	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during mental health crisis
2025-08-24	Isaac Thompson	30	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during traffic stop
2025-08-24	Shanika Bell	38	Black	Female	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during welfare check
2025-08-24	Terrance Moore	32	Black	Male	Chicago PD	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Gun	Multiple	No charges	Shot during foot chase
2024-07-06	Sonya Massey	36	Black	Female	Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office	Springfield	IL	Gunshot	Firearm	1	Officer charged with murder	Unarmed; shot in her home after calling 911; body camera footage available; trial began Oct 2025
2024-03-18	Dexter Barry	54	Black	Male	Houston Police Department	Houston	TX	Cardiac arrest	Taser	3	No charges filed	Died after repeated taser use during mental health crisis; family filed civil suit
2024-11-02	Monique Davis	29	Black	Female	Chicago Police Department	Chicago	IL	Gunshot	Firearm	2	Under investigation	Shot during mental health call; officers claimed she charged with knife; bodycam disputed
2025-01-09	Jamal Winston	22	Black	Male	Atlanta Police Department	Atlanta	GA	Gunshot	Firearm	1	Officer indicted for manslaughter	Shot while fleeing traffic stop; family disputes threat claim; indictment announced March 2025
2024-08-27	Tyrone Hill	41	Black	Male	Broward County Sheriff’s Office	Fort Lauderdale	FL	Asphyxiation	Physical restraint	4	DOJ investigation opened	Died in custody after prone restraint; autopsy cited positional asphyxia; federal probe ongoing

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Legal Accountability

⚖️ Legal Outcomes in Documented Cases

This chart shows the distribution of legal outcomes in police involved deaths. The overwhelming majority of cases result in no charges.

Arthur Miller Jr.: The Death That Sparked a Movement

 BlackPolitics.org Staff  August 25, 2025 

This national database on police killings and deaths in custody was inspired by original research provided to BlackPolitics.org by the Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York. Their foundational work, titled NYPD Police Killings 1979 to 1990, laid the groundwork for documenting systemic violence. BlackPolitics.org has expanded this research into a nationwide archive.

The killing of Black businessman Arthur Miller Jr. by officers of the 77th Precinct in 1978 sparked a wave of organizing in New York City. Centered at the historic House of the Lord Pentecostal Church in Brooklyn, this movement led directly to the formation of the Metropolitan Black United Front. The cycle of violence and resistance continues: Arthur Miller was the George Floyd of his generation.