"Police
shot and killed at least 1,055 people nationwide last year, the highest
total since The Washington Post began tracking fatal shootings by
officers in 2015 — underscoring the difficulty of reducing such
incidents despite sustained public attention to the issue.
The new count is up from 1,021 shootings the previous year and 999 in 2019. The total comes amid a nationwide spike in violent crime — although nowhere near historic highs — and as people increasingly are venturing into public spaces now that coronavirus vaccines are widely available."
Meanwhile, the number of police officers shot and killed in the line of duty? Up sharply:
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