TABLE 1—

Justifiable Homicides Committed by Police Officers, by Race of Decedent, as Reported in the SHR and NVSS: United States, 1976–1998

Race	SHR, No. (%)	NVSS, No. (%)	Ratio: SHR to NVSS
White	4832 (56)	4148 (62)	1.2
Black	3592 (41)	2359 (35)	1.5
Other	173 (2)	179 (3)	1.0
Unknown	61 (1)	0 (0)	0
Total	8658 (100)	6686 (100)	1.29

Note. SHR = supplementary homicide report; NVSS = National Vital Statistics System.