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Original or alternative title 
Fatal Encounters: A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive, and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with law enforcement.
Provider 
Fatal Encounters (United States)
Microdata access: Download
Geography 
United States of America (USA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2000 - present
Data type
Event data:
  • Nationally representative
  • Police record
  • Urban-rural representative
Keywords 
Homicide, Interpersonal violence, Mortality, State actor violence
GHDx Entry last modified on: Oct 21, 2022