* 135 officers killed in the line of duty / 6,971,195 officers = 0.01936% (2019)
* 259 black people killed by police (total, not just innocent) / 46,936,733 black + mixed race population) = 0.00055% (2020)
* 259 / 41,104,200 black only population = 0.00063% (2020)
* 135 officers killed in the line of duty / 6,971,195 officers = 0.01936% (2019)
* 259 black people killed by police (total, not just innocent) / 46,936,733 black + mixed race population) = 0.00055% (2020)
* 259 / 41,104,200 black only population = 0.00063% (2020)
It is statistically more dangerous to be a policeman than to be black in the presence of a policeman (stated per capita). Assuming that I made no simple math errors and the data sources are correct. I'm not justifying anyone being killed but lately I've started thinking about the biased ways statistical data is presented. It is so bad I've started to question all statistics and how they are stated since you can make them "prove" anything you wish if you state them right.
Follow-up, I checked the numbers.
* 135 officers killed in the line of duty / 6,971,195 officers = 0.01936% (2019)
* 259 black people killed by police (total, not just innocent) / 46,936,733 black + mixed race population) = 0.00055% (2020)
* 259 / 41,104,200 black only population = 0.00063% (2020)
It is statistically more dangerous to be a policeman than to be black in the presence of a policeman (stated per capita). Assuming that I made no simple math errors and the data sources are correct. I'm not justifying anyone being killed but lately I've started thinking about the biased ways statistical data is presented. It is so bad I've started to question all statistics and how they are stated since you can make them "prove" anything you wish if you state them right.