The Washington Post has compiled a database of fatal shootings by police in 2015 and 2016. Breaking it down by state seems like an obvious thing to do, but I haven't seen anyone do it, so here are the rates (per 100,000) by state.
Highest:
New Mexico 1.6
Wyoming 1.4
Alaska 1.1
Oklahoma 1.1
DC 1.1
Arizona 1.0
Nevada 0.9
Colorado 0.9
Lowest:
Mass. 0.25
Pennsylvania 0.23
Maine 0.23
Michigan 0.22
New Jersey 0.21
Rhode Island 0.19
New York 0.15
Connecticut 0.14
The general pattern is clear: fatal shootings by police are most common in the West and least common in the Northeast. The South may be a little higher than average, but doesn't stand out: southern states range from 10th (Louisiana) to 35th (Virginia). Of course, there are racial and ethnic differences: 27% of those killed were black and 18% were Hispanic. But controlling for population composition would make the West stand out even more, since the black population is relatively small in those states.
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