List of countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers explained

This is a list of countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers.

List

List of countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers. With breakdown by police, etc..
LocationRegiondata-sort-type=number KillingsPopulationRate per 10 millionYear listedNotes
Americas5,28628,887,1181829.92019[1] [2]
Americas10876,380,0001703.82017[3] [4]
Asia1,49718,270,0008192019In the context of the Syrian civil war[5]
Asia6,069+109,048,269556.52016-2021These are just the "Drug personalities who died in anti-drug operations" alone. Actual number is much higher.[6]
Americas325+6,218,000522.72018Up to 535[7]
Americas1371334002,898,000472.72018[8]
Americas46460001,354,000339.72014[9]
Americas5,804210,147,125276.22019[10]
Americas1111000399,285275.72018[11]
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesAmericas22000110,211181.82018[12]
Asia606492672345635,530,000170.52018[13]
Americas12+12000787,076152.52018[14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
Americas14213450310,770,000131.82017[19]
Africa43656,720,00076.92017/8[20]
Africa30+30+4,659,00064.42015/618 documented executions with credible information about 12 other cases[21]
Africa192,233,00063.82017/8Data from 16 months, rate divided accordingly.[22]
Africa11619,190,00060.42018/9From September 2018 to February 2019[23]
Americas11000178,84456.22019[24]
Africa38981,340,00047.82018[25]
Asia176+39,309,78345.12019[26] [27]
Africa841190,900,00044.02018[28]
Africa22250,950,87943.52018[29]
Americas379,158,34540.42019[30]
Asia304+83,372,58436.62019Low estimate, real figure is likely to be higher[31]
Africa3910122610,860,00035.92018Data from 8 months, rate multiplied accordingly.[32]
Americas673,469,55135.12014-2019Data for 66 months, rate adjusted accordingly.[33]
Africa100+28,810,00034.72016Data from capital city only.[34]
Americas16997720049,070,00034.12017
Americas1,0961,096331,449,28133.12022Data compiled by The Washington Post. See also: List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States[35]
Africa60+18,540,00032.32018[36]
Africa138+43,110,00032.12019[37]
Africa37+11,920,00031.02016/7[38]
Americas371145170056124,041,73130.02017[39]
Asia466164,700,00028.32018[40]
PakistanAsia495197,000,00025.22017[41]
Africa3+1,357,16122.12019[42]
ArgentinaAmericas9544,270,00021.62019[43]
EgyptAfrica21297,550,00021.22018Counted using graph[44]
Europe10100493,55920.02019[45]
Americas6937,060,00018.62022See also: List of killings by law enforcement officers in Canada[46]
Europe11000590,32116.92018[47]
Asia1,73112516061,380,000,00012.542019"Other" lists killings while in judicial custody. Official numbers are considerably lower. Official 2018 statistics show only 46 deaths in police custody and 24 deaths of people in police/judicial remand and an additional 21 civilian killed during police operations for a total of 91 nationally. See Table 16A and 16B.4 of Official Govt. of India publication: Crime in India 2018[48] [49]
AustraliaOceania16000024,600,0006.52019-2020[50]
Europe373767,392,0005.52021
Europe5511,589,6234.32021[51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60]
Asia77+264,000,0002.92018As of August 17, 2018[61]
Europe242400017,440,00013.72022See database of deaths at the hands of the police:[62]
Oceania110004,794,0002.12018One additional death ruled inconclusive[63]
Europe110005,258,0001.92016[64]
FinlandEurope110005,503,0001.82018[65]
NepalAsia5+500029,300,0001.72019[66]
Europe111100082,887,0001.32018See also: List of killings by law enforcement officers in Germany[67]
Asia110007,392,0001.32019See also: List of killings by law enforcement officers in China[68]
Europe1100010,290,0001.02018[69]
SwedenEurope1100010,327,5891.02019[70]
Asia2200023,580,0000.82018[71]
Europe3300066,040,2290.52019Fatal shootings. See also: List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United Kingdom[72]
Europe2200038,433,6000.52020See also: List of killings by law enforcement officers in Poland[73] [74]
Asia22000127,185,3320.22018[75] [76]
DenmarkEurope000005,873,42002022[77]
Europe00000350,000020162013 was the only year in which police killed anybody[78]
Europe0----8,420,00002018[79]
Europe0----3,997,46102022-[80]

Historical data

2020s

Country2020202120222023 (partial)
Argentina
Australia16
Bangladesh
Belgium53
Brazil
Burundi
Canada[81] 525769
Colombia
Denmark200
Dominican Republic
Finland
France[82] 32[83] 37[84]
Germany91
Iceland
Jamaica
Japan1 (as of 13 January)[85]
Kenya
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland31
Portugal
South Africa
Sweden
United Kingdom52
United States1,0211,0551,096253 (as of 4 April)
Uruguay

2010s

Country2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Argentina10910512111615412511310711095
Australia36413105489
Bangladesh208154192195162466204
Belgium3122722232
Brazil4,2245,1446,1605,804
Burundi2655939
Canada[86] 29292324243640343234
Colombia236163169
Denmark1001212000
Dominican Republic244269209193168142
Finland100001301
France[87] 10202115242724362828
Germany868871011141117
Iceland0001000
Jamaica357210219258115101111168137
Kenya14320525622258
Netherlands2255334
New Zealand020203331
Norway0000011
Poland2100213322
Portugal513200421
South Africa423400394436
Sweden0104323161
United Kingdom1210134613
United States1,2761,3501,6491,6291,4861,3561,3561,7671,6031,536
Uruguay1722
5,995[88] 4,9985,2875,286

1990s

See also

Notes and References

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  2. 15 September 2020 . Detailed findings of the independent international fact-finding mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela . Human Rights Council . 200 . 22 June 2021.
  3. 2018. INFORME DE DERECHOS HUMANOS. Instituto de Derechos Humanos de la UCA (Idhuca). 8. 2019-07-09.
  4. Web site: El Salvador's Tough Policing Isn't What It Looks Like – Foreign Policy. Anna-Catherine Brigda. 2019-07-06. Foreign Policy. 2019-07-09.
  5. News: 3,364 Civilians Documented Killed in Syria in 2019 . Syrian Network for Human Rights .
  6. News: Cop who shot mother and son in Tarlac to face murder charges . 16 March 2021 . CNN Philippines . 26 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210126123853/https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/12/21/Paniqui-Tarlac-police-shooting-Jonel-Nuezca-Sonya-Frank-Gregorio.html . dead .
  7. Web site: 2018. Nicaragua: one year after protests erupt, Ortega clings to power.
  8. Web site: INDECOM. 2019. 2018: The Year in Review. 2019-07-13.
  9. Web site: January 4, 2015. T&T police killings in 2014.
  10. News: April 16, 2020. Número de pessoas mortas pela polícia cresce no Brasil em 2019; assassinatos de policiais caem pela metade. G1 Globo. August 11, 2020.
  11. News: Police shot 20 persons killing 11 in 2018! What will the Human Rights Reports around the world have to say about that!?. January 7, 2019. BahamasPress. August 19, 2019. January 9, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190109085237/http://bahamaspress.com/2019/01/09/police-shot-20-persons-killing-11-in-2018-what-will-the-human-rights-reports-around-the-world-have-to-say-about-that/. dead.
  12. News: Police shooting victim bleeds to death amidst unruly behavior at hospital. August 16, 2018.
  13. Web site: February 2019. Afghanistan. Annual report 2018 . 34.
  14. Web site: July 25, 2018. 5 bandits killed during shootout with Police .
  15. Web site: October 28, 2018. Police kill armed bandit following robbery .
  16. Web site: November 2, 2018. Police kill bandit after ECD robbery .
  17. Web site: March 16, 2018. 3 bandits shot while attempting to rob bank customer .
  18. Web site: Father says he warned son about criminal lifestyle. March 4, 2018.
  19. Web site: Boletín Estadístico Enero - Diciembre 2017. 2. January 7, 2019. Observatorio de Seguridad Ciudadana de la República Dominicana.
  20. Web site: Annual Report 2017/8 .
  21. News: Human Rights Watch accuses CAR police unit of unlawful killings . June 27, 2016 . HRW .
  22. News: Horrendous police brutality in Lesotho: from July 2017 to October 2018. October 28, 2018. Liotloana News Agency.
  23. News: Atrocities by Armed Islamists and Security Forces in Burkina Faso's Sahel Region. March 22, 2019. hrw.org.
  24. Web site: StLuciaNewsOnline. July 28, 2019. BREAKING NEWS: Wanted man killed by Saint Lucia police. 2019-07-13. 2019-07-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728191755/https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/breaking-news-wanted-man-killed-by-saint-lucia-police/. dead.
  25. News: Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2018 human rights report. 2. state.gov.
  26. News: Iraqi security forces killed 149 protesters, most by shots to head, chest: government inquiry . October 22, 2019 . MakaAngola .
  27. News: 27 Iraqi protesters killed over 24 hours in anti-government demonstrations. November 28, 2019.
  28. News: Nigeria Security Tracker. October 1, 2019. cfr.org.
  29. Web site: Deadly force. People killed by police in Kenya . 2018 . www.nation.co.ke .
  30. Web site: February 2020. Boletín especial sobre homicidios en Honduras, 2019. 4 June 2020 . Observatorio Nacional de la Violencia. IUDPAS-UNAH.
  31. Web site: 'Vicious crackdown': Iran protest death toll at 304, Amnesty says. December 16, 2019. December 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219090637/https://trendynewstoday.com/vicious-crackdown-iran-protest-death-toll-at-304-amnesty-says/. December 19, 2019. dead.
  32. News: Burundi, 3 years and 4 months of crisis: perpetrators and their strategies.. 7. October 28, 2018. Ligue Iteka.
  33. News: En el primer semestre de 2019, 22 personas fueron abatidas por la Policía. July 12, 2019. subrayado.uy.
  34. News: Angola's rampant extrajudicial killings . September 13, 2016 . MakaAngola .
  35. Web site: Police shootings database 2015-2023 . March 31, 2023 . Washington Post.
  36. News: Mali. Events of 2018 . May 30, 2018 . hrw.org .
  37. News: Sudanese protesters demand justice following mass killings . July 13, 2019 . .
  38. News: Extrajudicial Executions in Western Rwanda . July 13, 2017 . HRW .
  39. News: Monitor del uso de la Fuerza Letal en América Latina: un estudio comparativo de Brasil, Colombia, El Salvador, México y Venezuela . August 2019.
  40. Web site: Death by Law Enforcement Agencies : January-December 2018 . 2019.
  41. https://crss.pk/story/more-pakistanis-died-in-encounters-than-in-suicide-attacks-in-2017-crss-report/ More Pakistanis Died in ‘Encounters’ than in Suicide Attacks in 2017 – CRSS Report
  42. Web site: 2 escaped inmates shot dead by police . 2019.
  43. Web site: Letalidad policial estadísticas . 2019.
  44. Web site: Egypt kills hundreds of suspected militants in disputed gun battles . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230503060952/https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/egypt-killings/ . 2023-05-03 . live .
  45. News: Two soldiers arrested for killing Ħal Far migrant 'because he was black'. May 18, 2019.
  46. Web site: Feb 23, 2023 . Researchers fill data gap on police-involved killings . CBC.ca.
  47. News: Dutch man shot, killed by police in Luxembourg. April 20, 2018.
  48. News: 2020-06-27. Outrage grows over deaths in Indian police custody. en-GB. BBC News. 2020-06-28.
  49. Web site: PRESS RELEASE: India records daily five deaths in custody, Uttar Pradesh tops deaths in police custody during 2019 United NGO Campaign Against Torture. 2020-06-28. www.uncat.org. en-US.
  50. Web site: Deaths in custody in Australia 2019-20. iii.
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  52. Web site: Affaire Mawda: le policier auteur du coup de feu inculpé pour homicide involontaire. 21 June 2020. RTBF Info.
  53. News: Dood van uit huis gezette Lamine (27) is gevolg van verschillende factoren. Het Laatste Nieuws.
  54. News: Rankin. Jennifer. 2020-08-20. Belgian police officer made 'Nazi' salute in cell of man who died. en-GB. The Guardian. 2020-09-08. 0261-3077.
  55. Web site: Heart failure blamed for Ibrahima Barries death. vrt NWS.
  56. News: Familiedrama in Olmen: politieagent en vrouw dood, tienermeisje overleden in ziekenhuis. Het Laatste Nieuws. nl.
  57. News: Geen betrouwbare cijfers over politiegeweld. Lars Bové. De Tijd. nl.
  58. Web site: Politie schiet dolgedraaide vader van twee dochters dood in Stal. Het Belang Van Limburg. Nancy Vandebroek. hbvl.be.
  59. Web site: Roger neergeschoten door politie. Het Belang Van Limburg. Phillipe Pergens. hbvl.be.
  60. News: man-doodgeschoten-bij-huiszoeking-in-merksem. Het Laatste Nieuws. nl.
  61. News: Indonesian police kill dozens in Asian Games 'clean-up' . The Guardian .
  62. https://overleden.controlealtdelete.nl/ Controle Alt Delete
  63. News: NZ Police Tactical Options Research Report. 2018 . 10.
  64. News: Norwegian police involved in just fourth fatal shooting in 14 years . November 28, 2016 . The Local .
  65. Web site: Yhdeksän ihmistä menehtynyt poliisin luotiin 2000-luvulla - IL koosti tapaukset. www.iltalehti.fi. October 24, 2023.
  66. Web site: Human Rights Situation of Nepal in 2019: Review by THRDA. December 31, 2019.
  67. News: Polizisten in Deutschland erschossen bei Einsätzen elf Menschen . June 24, 2019 . Spiegel .
  68. News: Hong Kong man shot dead by police after knife attack at Kai Bo Food Supermarket in Yau Ma Tei. March 16, 2019 . South China Morning Post .
  69. News: Clara Velasco . March 2019 . Relatório Anual de Segurança Interna 2018 . pt . 86 . portugal.gov.pt .
  70. https://polisen.se/contentassets/a9598ea28c7a474cae91c2c4507ad930/polisens-valdshjalpmedel-1990-2019-extern.pdf Polismyndighetens användning av särskilda hjälpmedel för våldsanvändning - Statistik för åren 1990-2019
  71. News: Police shootings in Taiwan. TaiwanEnglishNews.
  72. Web site: Deaths during or following police contact: Statistics for England and Wales 2018/19. www.policeconduct.gov.uk. October 24, 2023.
  73. News: Podhale. 28-latek zastrzelony przez policję miał wkrótce zostać ojcem. 29 June 2020.
  74. News: 31-latka śmiertelnie postrzelona przez policjanta. Wcześniej zaatakowała funkcjonariuszy nożami. 19 June 2020.
  75. Web site: Police officer in koban stabbed to death in Sendai; attacker shot dead. September 19, 2018.
  76. Web site: 19-yr-old police officer shoots colleague dead in western Japan. April 12, 2018.
  77. Web site: Årsberetninger . Uafhængige Politiklagemyndighed . 11 January 2023 .
  78. Web site: Iceland grieves after police shoot and kill a man for the first time in its history. en. 2019-07-10.
  79. Web site: Statistik Schusswaffen- und DSG-Einsätze 2018 . 2019-07-10 . 2019-07-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190710091938/https://www.kkpks.ch/de/aktuell/news . dead .
  80. Web site: Croatian Police . Croatian Police . 2022 . Croatian Police data for 2022 .
  81. Web site: Law Enforcement Data and Transparency Project . 2023-04-04 . Tracking (In)Justice . en-US.
  82. Web site: Rapports de l'IGPN . 2023-04-04 . Ministère de l'Intérieur . fr-FR.
  83. Web site: Mathiot . Cédric . Combien la police tue-t-elle de personnes chaque année ? . 2023-04-04 . Libération . fr.
  84. Web site: AFP . avec . 2022-07-22 . 37 morts et 79 blessés lors d’opérations de police : l’IGPN a eu fort à faire en 2021 . 2023-04-04 . Ouest-France.fr . fr.
  85. Web site: Man Dies After Being Shot by Police in Osaka Pref.. Jan 13, 2023.
  86. Web site: Singh . Inayat . July 23, 2020 . 2020 already a particularly deadly year for people killed in police encounters, CBC research shows . CBC News.
  87. Web site: Morts à la suite d'interventions policières - une enquête de Basta Mag . 2023-04-04 . bastamag.net.
  88. Web site: Venezuela: Extrajudicial Killings in Poor Areas Pattern of Serious Police Abuse Goes Unpunished . Human Rights Watch.

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