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Police Kill Native Americans At A Higher Rate Than Any Other Race

Although a high number of African Americans have been killed by police in 2016, more Native Americans are killed based on population.

Police Kill Native Americans At A Higher Rate Than Any Other Race
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Kate Grumke
By Kate Grumke
SMS
Posted: 3:50 p.m. EDT Oct 28, 2016

Native Americans are more likely to be killed by police than any other racial group, according to The Guardian's record of people killed by police in the U.S.

This year, police have killed Native Americans at a higher rate than other races. (See video for full comparison.)

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Native Americans are three times more likely to be killed by police than white Americans.

In 2016, 15 Native Americans have been killed by police. The most recent was Renee Davis in Washington.