The killings of Black women: five findings from our investigation

A 33% rise in rate of homicides of Black women and girls in the US in 2020 rivals that of Black men, analysis shows

Five Black women and girls were killed every day in the United States in 2020, as a national increase in gun violence during the pandemic took a heavy toll on some of the country's most vulnerable people.

In all 1,821 Black women and girls were killed in 2020. That was an additional 461 women and girls who were murdered in 2020 compared with 2019 - more than one additional killing a day.