In 2012, shoppers spent the most in Black Friday history.
In 2013, the US ranked highest incarceration rate in the world.
Police commit 1000 homicides per year (averaging over 2 a day) since 2011.
7 deaths and 90 injuries have occured total in Black Friday history.
Shoppers spend over $52 billion dollars over Black Friday weekend.
That's $10 billion more than the US's K-12 Education budget for FY2015.
126 million people voted in the US 2012 presidential elections (and 77 million in the recent 2014 midterm elections).
226 million people shopped on Black Friday weekend in 2011.
Sources Hands up: James Keivom/New York Daily News. Ducking into Sears 2011: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg. Washington DC Protest: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Turn receipt into rewards: Darin Oswald/Getty Images. Time Square Protesters: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri. Office Depot 2012. Target 2011: djLicious/Flicker. Best Buy 2013. Ferguson March: Jeff Roberson/AP. LAPD HQ: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images. Southern California Shopppers Getty Images. Urban Outfitters Rush Door rush: MGN Online. Ferguson Hands Up Line: David Carson/MCT/Zuma Press. Holiday Sign: Jim Young/Reuters. Macys: Michael Nagle/Getty Images. Black Friday Stats. Presidential Voter Turnout. Midterm Voter Turnout. Killed by Police. FY2015 Budget.