In 2022, the state of Bahia led the ranking of the highest number of people killed by police officers, with 1,464 incidents, or 23 percent of the national total. Rio de Janeiro and ParĂ¡ ranked second and third with 1,330 and 624 deaths, respectively. Further, 6,430
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FBSP. (July 22, 2023). Number of people killed by police officers in Brazil in 2022, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181764/number-deaths-police-intervention-states-brazil/
FBSP. "Number of people killed by police officers in Brazil in 2022, by state." Chart. July 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181764/number-deaths-police-intervention-states-brazil/
FBSP. (2023). Number of people killed by police officers in Brazil in 2022, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181764/number-deaths-police-intervention-states-brazil/
FBSP. "Number of People Killed by Police Officers in Brazil in 2022, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181764/number-deaths-police-intervention-states-brazil/
FBSP, Number of people killed by police officers in Brazil in 2022, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181764/number-deaths-police-intervention-states-brazil/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Number of people killed by police officers in Brazil in 2022, by state [Graph], FBSP, July 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181764/number-deaths-police-intervention-states-brazil/