Homicide
trends in the U.S.
Law
enforcement officers killed
The
number of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty has declined
since the early 1970's
Between 1993 and 2002, of the 636 officers killed --
- 32% were in arrest situations
- 17% were investigating suspicious persons/circumstances
- 15% were on disturbance calls
- 15% were making traffic pursuits/stops
- 15% were in ambush situations
- 5% were in other situations
Of the 785 assailants identified in the killing of law enforcement officers
from
1993-2002 --
- almost half had a prior conviction
- one-fifth were on probation or parole at the time
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Most law enforcement officers are killed with firearms, particularly
handguns
The greatest proportion of the recent decline in such murders is attributable
to the decline in handgun murders.
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Source: FBI, Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 1973-2002
Additional information about the data
used in Homicide trends in the U.S.
See also Policing and Homicide,
1976-98: Justifiable Homicide of Felons by Police and Murder of Police
by Felons
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