Table 1.
WaPo sample characteristics of White and Black men shot and killed by police during 2015–19.
| Total | White | Black | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | ||||
| Cases | 3090 (100) | 2016 (65) | 1074 (35) | |
| Armed status | ||||
| Armed | 2878 (93) | 1924 (94) | 992 (91) | |
| Unarmed | 212 (7) | 114 (6) | 99 (9) | |
| Age | ||||
| mean (sd) | 37 (13) | 40(13) | 32 (11) | |
| >25 | 512 (17) | 221 (11) | 291 (27) | |
| 25–34 | 976 (31 ) | 581 (29) | 395 (37) | |
| 35–44 | 677(22) | 464 (23) | 213 (20) | |
| 44–54 | 499(16) | 403 (20) | 96 (9) | |
| >54 | 426 (14) | 347 (17) | 79 (7) | |
| Mental Illness Signs | ||||
| No | 2321 (75) | 1409 (70) | 912 (85) | |
| Yes | 769 (25) | 607 (30) | 162 (15) | |
| US Region | ||||
| West | 788 (25) | 610 (30) | 178(17) | |
| Midwest | 613 (20) | 384 (19) | 229 (21 ) | |
| South | 1437 (47) | 878 (44) | 559 (52) | |
| Northeast | 252 (8) | 144 (7) | 108(10) | |
| mean (sd) | ||||
| Black Population (%) | 15.3 (14.9) | 10.7 (12.0) | 24.0 (15.9) | |
| Median Gross Rent ($) | 992 (280) | 954 (273) | 1064 (278) | |
| Disabled & age <65 (%) | 10.0 (3.0) | 10.0 (3.2) | 8.9 (2.6) | |
| Violent Crime Rate (100K) | 388 (250) | 334 (220) | 491 (268) | |
Abbreviations: WaPo=The Washington Post; sd=standard deviation
Note: Those classified as armed include those whom were actually armed, therefore those whom police potentially misperceived as armed are included in the unarmed category.