Black people are the victims at a disproportionate rate—they are nearly three times more likely to be shot and killed by police than white people. | Everytown Research & Policy

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26%

St. Louis, Missouri saw a 26% decrease in homicide from 2020 to 2021.

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1.3M

Over 1.3 million crime guns were recovered by law enforcement in just five years.

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In Shoot First states, homicides in which white shooters kill Black victims are deemed justifiable five times more frequently than when the situation is reversed.

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57%

In 57 percent of Florida Shoot First cases, the person who claimed Shoot First could have safely retreated to avoid the confrontation.

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