Fatal police shootings of black people are fewer in states where black voter registration is higher.
Statistically, the higher the percentage of an eligible black voters are actually registered to vote in any state, the less likely it is that a black person in that state will be shot and killed by police.
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An Intriguing Link Between Police Shootings and Black Voter Registration by Maimuna Majumder for Wired.
Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, Black Lives Matter, Fatal Police Shootings, Police Killings
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