1. African-Americans are more likely to get fatally shot

The figures that are available for incidents in which the police shoot and kill people show that for African-Americans, there's a much higher chance of being fatally shot relative to their overall numbers in the US population.

According to the Washington Post police shootings database, although African-Americans make up less than 14% of the population, they accounted for almost 24% of over 6,000 fatal shootings by the police since 2015.

The number of overall fatal shootings has remained relatively steady, with police killing about 1,000 people in the US annually since 2015.

Further research shows the rate that police fatally shoot unarmed black people in the US is more than three times as high as it is for white people.

2. African-Americans are more likely to be pulled over

Studies have shown that black people are more likely to be pulled over in traffic stops by police.

One of the most recent, a 2020 study by Stanford University, analysed 100 million traffic stops by police departments across the US, and found black drivers were about 20% more likely to be stopped than white drivers.

The study also found that once stopped, black drivers were searched up to two times as often as white drivers, although they were statistically less likely to be carrying illegal items.

3. African-Americans are arrested at a higher rate for drug abuse

African-Americans are arrested for drug abuse at a much higher rate than white Americans, although surveys show drugs are used at similar levels.

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