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The number of people killed in encounters with police has not fallen despite the <\/strong>uproar over the deaths of George Floyd and Daunte Wright last year, the New York Times reports<\/a>. <\/p>\n Why it matters:<\/strong> Although ex-officers Derek Chauvin<\/a> and Kimberly Potter<\/a> were convicted for their roles in the deaths of Floyd and Wright respectively, “accountability for officers who kill remains elusive,” the Times writes. <\/p>\n By the numbers: <\/strong>Since Floyd’s death in May 2020, over 1,600 people \u2014 or an average of three per day \u2014 have been killed by police, the Times reports, citing <\/strong>Mapping Police Violence, a nonprofit that tracks people killed by the police. <\/p>\n The big picture: <\/strong>Murder or manslaughter charges against officers have increased this year, but criminal charges still remain exceptionally rare.<\/p>\n Twenty-one officers have been charged<\/strong> with murder or manslaughter for an on-duty shooting, according to data from Philip M. Stinson, a criminal justice professor and a research team at Bowling Green, the Times reports. <\/p>\n Go deeper: <\/strong>Activists focus on systemic change after verdict in Daunte Wright death<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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