Black people in America are nearly 3 times as likely to be shot and killed by the police than white Americans. | Everytown Research & Policy

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Police departments in the 16 largest US cities reported a nearly 150 percent increase in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans in 2020.

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Every seven hours, a Black boy or teenager dies by gun homicide in the United States

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From 2015 to 2022, the mass shootings in which four or more people were killed that involved a firearm equipped with a high-capacity magazine resulted in nearly 10 times as many people wounded per incident on average.

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From 2015 to 2022, the mass shootings in which four or more people were killed that involved a firearm equipped with a high-capacity magazine resulted in more than twice as many people killed per incident on average.

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