Steven RichDec 21, 2022
we have been collecting data for almost eight years on every fatal police shooting across the U.S. but we didn’t build it to last this long. so we’ve spent the better part of the past two years rebuilding our backend for the long haul and adding fields and features to our front end database. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/investigations/police-shootings-database/
Police shootings database 2015-2023: Search by race, age, department

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Show threadJoe Arisia
@databae That is an insane number. In the UK, in 2021, we had two! TWO!!
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Fatal police shootings

Since 1990, the police have fatally shot 88 people in England and Wales. INQUEST digitally collects data on fatal police shootings through its casework service, monitoring of the media and parliamentary questions. Fatal Police Shootings England and Wales 1990 - 2025 Year Metropolitan Police Other Forces Total 2026 0 0 0 2025 0 4 4 2024 1 2 3 2023 1 0 1 2022 1 2 3 2021 1 1 2 2020 1 2 3 2019 1 2 3 2018 1 0 1 2017 4 2 6 2016 0 4 4 2015 2 1 3 2014 1 0 1 2013 0 0 0 2012 0 1 1 2011 1 1 2 2010 0 1 1 2009 0 2 2 2008 2 1 3 2007 3 2 5 2006 1 0 1 2005 2 4 6 2004 1 1 2 2003 1 1 2 2002 0 2 2 2001 2 2 4 2000 1 1 2 1999 1 2 3 1998 0 2 2 1997 0 0 0 1996 1 1 2 1995 1 1 2 1994 0 1 1 1993 2 1 3 1992 1 2 3 1991 0 3 3 1990 1 1 2 Total 35 53 88 Data last updated: 6 January 2026 Please credit INQUEST data when citing information or data from this page. Please contact [email protected] for further enquiries on our data. Deaths of people in and following police contacT Deaths of Black people in and following police contact INQUEST is completely independent of government. We rely on regular donations to carry out our work.  Support INQUEST and bereaved families in their fight for truth, justice, and accountability by becoming a regular donor today.  DONATE

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