The Killing of Unarmed Women by the Police in 2017

Table 11: Percentage of Females Killed by Ethnic Group

5 White Woman                                          71.4%

1 African American Woman                       14.2%

1 Hispanic Woman                                     14.2%

1 Indigenous Woman                                  14.2%

Unarmed White women were killed at a higher rate than any other female demographic. 

Table 12: The States Where Unarmed Women Were Killed

State            Number                  State Population

Arizona       1                              7,048,088*

California    1                              39,337,785

Florida         1                              20,977,089

Kentucky    1                              4,455,590

Maine          1                              1,335,743

Minnesota   1                              5,569,283

Texas           2                              28,291,024

Texas is the second most populated state according to the U.S. Census Bureau, but it has the highest number of unarmed women shot and killed by the police.