This is a list of countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers.
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+ List of countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers. With breakdown by police, etc.. Location RegionKillings Population Rate per 10 million Year listed Notes Americas5,28628,887,1181829.92019Americas10876,380,0001703.82017Asia1,49718,270,0008192019In the context of the Syrian civil warAsia6,069+109,048,269556.52016-2021These are just the "Drug personalities who died in anti-drug operations" alone. Actual number is much higher.Americas325+6,218,000522.72018Up to 535Americas1371334002,898,000472.72018Americas46460001,354,000339.72014Americas6,602210,147,125313.992025Americas1111000399,285275.72018Americas22000110,211181.82018Asia606492672345635,530,000170.52018Americas12+12000787,076152.52018Americas14213450310,770,000131.82017Africa43656,720,00076.92017/8Africa30+30+4,659,00064.42015/618 documented executions with credible information about 12 other casesAfrica192,233,00063.82017/8Data from 16 months, rate divided accordingly.Africa11619,190,00060.42018/9From September 2018 to February 2019Americas11000178,84456.22019Africa38981,340,00047.82018Asia176+39,309,78345.12019Africa841190,900,00044.02018Africa22250,950,87943.52018Americas379,158,34540.42019Asia304+83,372,58436.62019Low estimate, real figure is likely to be higherAfrica3910122610,860,00035.92018Data from 8 months, rate multiplied accordingly.Americas673,469,55135.12014-2019Data for 66 months, rate adjusted accordingly.Africa100+28,810,00034.72016Data from capital city only.Americas16997720049,070,00034.12017Americas1,0961,096331,449,28133.12022Data compiled by The Washington Post. See also: List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United StatesAfrica60+18,540,00032.32018Africa138+43,110,00032.12019Africa37+11,920,00031.02016/7Americas371145170056124,041,73130.02017Asia466164,700,00028.32018Asia495197,000,00025.22017More Pakistanis Died in ‘Encounters’ than in Suicide Attacks in 2017 – CRSS ReportAfrica3+1,357,16122.12019Americas9544,270,00021.62019Africa21297,550,00021.22018Counted using graphEurope10100493,55920.02019Americas6937,060,00018.62022See also: List of killings by law enforcement officers in CanadaEurope11000590,32116.92018Asia1,73112516061,380,000,00012.542019"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 2018Africa3 - - - 337,493,1830.82025 -Oceania16000024,600,0006.52019-2020Europe373767,392,0005.52021Europe5511,589,6234.32021Asia77+264,000,0002.92018As of August 17, 2018Europe141400017,440,0007.82016-2024Controle Alt Delete (CAD) investigates how many people die under the responsibility of law enforcement since 2016. In 2016 CAD registered 10 victims, also 10 in 2017, 9 in 2018, 12 in 2019, 18 in 2020, 13 in 2021, 23 victims in 2022, 8 victims in 2023 and 17 victims in 2024. On average there were 14 fatal incidents per year in the period 2016-2024. Oceania110004,794,0002.12018One additional death ruled inconclusiveEurope110005,258,0001.92016Europe110005,503,0001.82018Asia5+500029,300,0001.72019Europe111100082,887,0001.32018See also: List of killings by law enforcement officers in GermanyAsia110007,392,0001.32019See also: List of killings by law enforcement officers in ChinaEurope1100010,290,0001.02018Europe1100010,327,5891.02019Polismyndighetens användning av särskilda hjälpmedel för våldsanvändning - Statistik för åren 1990-2019Europe11 - - -10,538,2751.02014Asia2200023,580,0000.82018Europe3300066,040,2290.52019Fatal shootings. See also: List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United KingdomEurope2200038,433,6000.52020See also: List of killings by law enforcement officers in PolandAsia22000127,185,3320.22018Europe000005,873,42002022Europe00000350,000020162013 was the only year in which police killed anybodyEurope0 - - - -8,420,00002018Europe0 - - - -3,997,46102022 -
Historical data
2020s
Country202020212022202320242025 16 53 525769 200 010012 3237 91 1 (as of 13 January) 181323917 31 52 1,0211,0551,0961,232+ 3
2010s
Country2010201120122013201420152016201720182019 10910512111615412511310711095 36413105489 208154192195162466204 3122722232 4,2245,1446,1605,804 2655939 29292324243640343234 236163169 2221103000 1001212000 244269209193168142 1000013011 10202115242724362828 868871011141117 0001000 357210219258115101111168137 14320525622258 22551261010913 020203331 0000011 2100213322 513200421 423400394436 0104323161 1210134613 1,2761,3501,6491,6291,4861,3561,3561,7671,6031,536 1722 5,9954,9985,287 5,286
2000s
Country2000200120022003200420052006200720082009 2141323202222022 1000000001
1990s
Country1996199719981999 2122
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