biostudies-literatureZare HBloomberg American Health InitiativeNIMHD NIH HHSNational Institute on Minority Health and Health DisparitiesRobert Wood Johnson Foundation126-136https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11664635biostudies-literatureUnknown68(1)<h4>Introduction</h4>Social vulnerability, race, and place are three important predictors of fatal police shootings. This research offers the first assessment of these factors at the zip code level.<h4>Methods</h4>The 2015-2022 Mapping Police Violence and Washington Post Fatal Force Data (2015-2022) were used and combined with the American Community Survey (2015-2022). The social vulnerability index (SVI) was computed for each zip code by using indicators suggested by CDC, then categorized into low-, medium-, and high-SVI. The analytical file included police officers who fatally shot 6,901 individuals within 32,736 zip codes between 2015 and 2022. Negative Binomial Regression (NBRG) models were run to estimate the association between number of police shootings and zip code SVI, racial compAmerican journal of preventive medicineAnalyzing Fatal Police Shootings: The Roles of Social Vulnerability, Race, and Place in the U.S.PMC11664635U54 MD000214Zare HPonce ANMasoudi NValek RCrifasi CSpencer MGaskin DWebster DThorpe RJfalseAnalyzing Fatal Police Shootings: The Roles of Social Vulnerability, Race, and Place in the U.S.<h4>Introduction</h4>Social vulnerability, race, and place are three important predictors of fatal police shootings. This research offers the first assessment of these factors at the zip code level.<h4>Methods</h4>The 2015-2022 Mapping Police Violence and Washington Post Fatal Force Data (2015-2022) were used and combined with the American Community Survey (2015-2022). The social vulnerability index (SVI) was computed for each zip code by using indicators suggested by CDC, then categorized into low-, medium-, and high-SVI. The analytical file included police officers who fatally shot 6,901 individuals within 32,736 zip codes between 2015 and 2022. Negative Binomial Regression (NBRG) models were run to estimate the association between number of police shootings and zip code SVI, racial comp2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Jan2026-06-14T03:10:21.888Z2026-06-14T03:08:11.098ZS-EPMC116646353927075210.1016/j.amepre.2024.09.002