National Pursuit Reasons and Number of People Killed (2017-2022)

From 2017 to 2022, most deadly police pursuits in the United States began with traffic stops rather than serious crimes resulting in close to 1K fatalities.

Across the U.S., nonviolent offenses were the second leading cause of fatal police chases.
Chart: Jones & Swanson Source: San Francisco Chronicle Get the dataCreated with Datawrapper