09-10-2007, 10:37 PM
The followig is from a post found on the Collier County page that is worth posting here for all who visit the site to read:
This is an article I found regarding statistics compiled by the FBI about Law Enforcement Officers who were feloniously killed in the line of duty. The study was apparently done in 2005 and includes data going back over a decade. Some if not most of you have probably seen it. Thought I'd link it here so you could arm yourself with this information. The report is lenghty and includes tables but is a good read.
Here's a brief excerpt from report:
"Weapon data reported to the UCR Program in 2004 showed that firearms were the most common weaponry used to kill officers. Of the 57 officers slain, 54 were killed by assailants using firearms. Of these, 36 officers were killed with handguns, 13 were killed with rifles, and 5 were killed with shotguns. In addition, 2 officers died when vehicles were used as weapons, and one was killed with a knife. (See Table 28.)
Of the 57 officers killed in the line of duty, only 11 fired their own weapons during the incidents that led to their deaths. Thirty of the victim officers did not use or attempt to use their weapons, and 9 attempted to use their weapons. For 7 of the victim officers, information regarding whether or not they used their own weapons was not reported. (See Table 13.)
Twenty-four of the 54 officers killed by perpetrators using firearms were within 5 feet of their assailants. Eight were from 6 to 10 feet away, 11 victim officers were from 11 to 20 feet from their killers, 5 were from 21 to 50 feet away, and 1 officer was more than 50 feet away. For 5 officers killed, the distances between them and their assailants were not available. (See Table 35.)
A study of data regarding weapons used to kill law enforcement officers showed that over the past decade, 545 officers have been slain with firearms. Of these, 396 were killed with handguns, 114 were killed with rifles, and 35 were killed with shotguns. Also in this same time period, 28 officers died after a vehicle was used as a weapon, 9 officers were killed by bomb blasts, and 7 were killed by assailants using knives or other cutting instruments. Personal weapons, i.e., hands, fists, or feet, were used in 3 of the slayings, and blunt instruments were used in 2 of the murders."
Here's the link to the report in it's entirety:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m ... 66754/pg_1 (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0RFW/is_2004_Annual/ai_n16766754/pg_1)
This is an article I found regarding statistics compiled by the FBI about Law Enforcement Officers who were feloniously killed in the line of duty. The study was apparently done in 2005 and includes data going back over a decade. Some if not most of you have probably seen it. Thought I'd link it here so you could arm yourself with this information. The report is lenghty and includes tables but is a good read.
Here's a brief excerpt from report:
"Weapon data reported to the UCR Program in 2004 showed that firearms were the most common weaponry used to kill officers. Of the 57 officers slain, 54 were killed by assailants using firearms. Of these, 36 officers were killed with handguns, 13 were killed with rifles, and 5 were killed with shotguns. In addition, 2 officers died when vehicles were used as weapons, and one was killed with a knife. (See Table 28.)
Of the 57 officers killed in the line of duty, only 11 fired their own weapons during the incidents that led to their deaths. Thirty of the victim officers did not use or attempt to use their weapons, and 9 attempted to use their weapons. For 7 of the victim officers, information regarding whether or not they used their own weapons was not reported. (See Table 13.)
Twenty-four of the 54 officers killed by perpetrators using firearms were within 5 feet of their assailants. Eight were from 6 to 10 feet away, 11 victim officers were from 11 to 20 feet from their killers, 5 were from 21 to 50 feet away, and 1 officer was more than 50 feet away. For 5 officers killed, the distances between them and their assailants were not available. (See Table 35.)
A study of data regarding weapons used to kill law enforcement officers showed that over the past decade, 545 officers have been slain with firearms. Of these, 396 were killed with handguns, 114 were killed with rifles, and 35 were killed with shotguns. Also in this same time period, 28 officers died after a vehicle was used as a weapon, 9 officers were killed by bomb blasts, and 7 were killed by assailants using knives or other cutting instruments. Personal weapons, i.e., hands, fists, or feet, were used in 3 of the slayings, and blunt instruments were used in 2 of the murders."
Here's the link to the report in it's entirety:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m ... 66754/pg_1 (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0RFW/is_2004_Annual/ai_n16766754/pg_1)