Those killed by Tennessee police last year were mainly white, male, armed, from 25 to 34 years old, and used a firearm against an officer or someone else to resist arrest.
Those are the main takeaways from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s (TBI) annual report on law enforcement-related deaths in Tennessee.
The profile above is that of someone who has had an interaction with law enforcement usually after someone called the cops. Last year, 31 people in that group were killed by police by use of deadly force, according to the report. October was the deadliest month with seven killed.
View this gallery for more information on those killed by police here last year:
Other deaths in the report are related to those who died in jail or prison. These deaths may have occurred in the presence of police but were not directly related to use of force by them.
Last year, 245 died in 31 correctional facilities, according to the report. Thirty two of those died while in custody but had not yet been convicted of a crime. Private prisons do not have to submit data for the report.
View this gallery for more information on those who died in custody last year:
