1. The racial census data for 1980 and all years following are not directly comparable to those of other years because of changes in the way some persons reported their race, as well as changes in procedures relating to racial classification. 2. Excludes persons for whom age is not available. 3. Excludes persons enumerated in the Indian Territory and on Indian reservations. 4. Includes only those claiming one race only. 5. Includes American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, and those claiming more than one race.
Only three people have died by firing squad in the US since 1976 - but this number is now set to rise. 1  Share. 2  Share.
On Tuesday, officers across the country shot and killed eight people, the most police shootings that have occurred on any single day in 2015. The number of people shot and killed so far this year tracked by The Post easily exceeds the figures reported by the FBI for any single year since 1976.n Tuesday, officers across the country shot and killed eight people, the most police shootings that have occurred on any single day in 2015. The number of people shot and killed so far this year tracked by The Post easily exceeds the figures reported by the FBI for any single year since 1976.