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(Mods, if you could enforce this, it would be appreciated.)
This week is national law enforcement week, honoring those that serve in my profession for the year of 2007. If you see various agencies with a black band across their badge and/or black ribbons on their squad cars, it is in remembrance of the fallen officers that have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the people they serve. Please, if you have any encounters with the police this week, thank them for the job they do, as we never really hear it.
Keep in mind that while line of duty deaths is relatively low, medical technology has allowed people and officers to survive what have been a fatal wound even 10 years ago. Better tactics and training have also reduced the number of deaths in the field, so paying attention to the # of assaults every year is more important than the deaths involved, as many of those are attempts on an officers life.
Some stats:
There are 18,274 federal, state and local law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty and whose names are engraved on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
Deputy Sheriff Isaac Smith of the New York City Sheriffs Office was killed on May 17, 1792, and is the first known officer killed in the line of duty in our nation?s history.
Anna Hart, a prison matron with the Hamilton County, Ohio, Sheriff?s Office was killed on July 24, 1916, and is the first known female officer to die in the line of duty.
223 female officers names are engraved on the Memorial.
September 11, 2001, was the deadliest day in law enforcement history; 72 officers were killed that day. Their names appear on panels 9W through 22W on line 23.
At the current rate of additions, the Memorial has space to add more names until the year 2050.
In 2007 there were 187 Line of Duty Deaths.
http://www.odmp.org/year.php?year=2007
In 2006, these are the best stats I could find:
(I expect 2007 to be similar if not higher in number of assaults based on number of line of duty deaths)
Line of Duty Deaths: 153
http://www.odmp.org/year.php?year=2006
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/killed/2006/index.html
Overview
* The FBI collected assault data from 10,346 law enforcement agencies that provided service to nearly 223 million persons (74.4 percent of the Nation?s population). (Based on Table 63.)
* The participating law enforcement agencies that reported assault data to the FBI employed 495,270 sworn officers. Of these, 58,634 were assaulted while performing their duties.
* The rate of assaults was 11.8 per 100 sworn officers.
* There were 15,704 assaults on officers that resulted in injuries.
Injuries
* 26.8 percent of the 58,634 officers assaulted suffered injuries.
* 28.5 percent of the officers who were attacked with personal weapons (e.g., hands, fists, or feet) sustained injuries.
* 13.5 percent of the officers who were attacked with knives or other cutting instruments suffered injuries.
* 10.2 percent of the officers who were attacked with firearms were injured.
* 23.5 percent of the officers who were attacked with other types of dangerous weapons experienced injuries.
Times
* For the eighth year in a row, the largest percentage of assaults of officers (14.8 percent) occurred from 12:01 a.m.-2 a.m.
* In 2006, the smallest percentage of assaults of officers (2.6 percent) was from 6:01 a.m.-8 a.m.
Circumstances
* The largest percentage (30.9) of officers assaulted were responding to disturbance calls (family quarrels, bar fights, etc.).
* 12.2 percent of the officers assaulted were handling, transporting, or maintaining custody of prisoners.
* 11.1 percent of the officers assaulted were performing traffic stops or pursuits.
Clearances
* Law enforcement agencies cleared 90.7 percent of the 58,634 assaults by arrests or exceptional means (i.e., when law enforcement could identify the perpetrator, but were unable to make an arrest due to circumstances beyond their control, such as the death or suicide of the subject).
* By type of circumstance, agencies cleared the greatest percentage (92.1) of assaults against officers who were responding to disturbance calls.
Assignments
* In 2006, 63.0 percent of the victim officers who were assaulted were assigned to 1-officer vehicle patrols.
* 16.7 percent of the victim officers were assigned to 2-officer vehicle patrols.
* 4.9 percent of the victim officers were performing detective or special assignment roles.
* 15.4 percent of the victim officers were performing other types of duties.
Weapons
* The majority of officers assaulted (79.8 percent) were attacked with personal weapons such as hands, fists, or feet.
* 3.9 percent of the officers were assaulted with firearms.
* 1.8 percent of the officers were assaulted with knives or other cutting instruments.
* 14.5 percent of the officers assaulted were attacked with other types of dangerous weapons.
I don't ask for your kindness in the matter, but some respect for the job that thousands of us do every day. Thank an officer this week for their service.
(Mods, if you could enforce this, it would be appreciated.)
This week is national law enforcement week, honoring those that serve in my profession for the year of 2007. If you see various agencies with a black band across their badge and/or black ribbons on their squad cars, it is in remembrance of the fallen officers that have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the people they serve. Please, if you have any encounters with the police this week, thank them for the job they do, as we never really hear it.
Keep in mind that while line of duty deaths is relatively low, medical technology has allowed people and officers to survive what have been a fatal wound even 10 years ago. Better tactics and training have also reduced the number of deaths in the field, so paying attention to the # of assaults every year is more important than the deaths involved, as many of those are attempts on an officers life.
Some stats:
There are 18,274 federal, state and local law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty and whose names are engraved on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
Deputy Sheriff Isaac Smith of the New York City Sheriffs Office was killed on May 17, 1792, and is the first known officer killed in the line of duty in our nation?s history.
Anna Hart, a prison matron with the Hamilton County, Ohio, Sheriff?s Office was killed on July 24, 1916, and is the first known female officer to die in the line of duty.
223 female officers names are engraved on the Memorial.
September 11, 2001, was the deadliest day in law enforcement history; 72 officers were killed that day. Their names appear on panels 9W through 22W on line 23.
At the current rate of additions, the Memorial has space to add more names until the year 2050.
In 2007 there were 187 Line of Duty Deaths.
http://www.odmp.org/year.php?year=2007
In 2006, these are the best stats I could find:
(I expect 2007 to be similar if not higher in number of assaults based on number of line of duty deaths)
Line of Duty Deaths: 153
http://www.odmp.org/year.php?year=2006
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/killed/2006/index.html
Overview
* The FBI collected assault data from 10,346 law enforcement agencies that provided service to nearly 223 million persons (74.4 percent of the Nation?s population). (Based on Table 63.)
* The participating law enforcement agencies that reported assault data to the FBI employed 495,270 sworn officers. Of these, 58,634 were assaulted while performing their duties.
* The rate of assaults was 11.8 per 100 sworn officers.
* There were 15,704 assaults on officers that resulted in injuries.
Injuries
* 26.8 percent of the 58,634 officers assaulted suffered injuries.
* 28.5 percent of the officers who were attacked with personal weapons (e.g., hands, fists, or feet) sustained injuries.
* 13.5 percent of the officers who were attacked with knives or other cutting instruments suffered injuries.
* 10.2 percent of the officers who were attacked with firearms were injured.
* 23.5 percent of the officers who were attacked with other types of dangerous weapons experienced injuries.
Times
* For the eighth year in a row, the largest percentage of assaults of officers (14.8 percent) occurred from 12:01 a.m.-2 a.m.
* In 2006, the smallest percentage of assaults of officers (2.6 percent) was from 6:01 a.m.-8 a.m.
Circumstances
* The largest percentage (30.9) of officers assaulted were responding to disturbance calls (family quarrels, bar fights, etc.).
* 12.2 percent of the officers assaulted were handling, transporting, or maintaining custody of prisoners.
* 11.1 percent of the officers assaulted were performing traffic stops or pursuits.
Clearances
* Law enforcement agencies cleared 90.7 percent of the 58,634 assaults by arrests or exceptional means (i.e., when law enforcement could identify the perpetrator, but were unable to make an arrest due to circumstances beyond their control, such as the death or suicide of the subject).
* By type of circumstance, agencies cleared the greatest percentage (92.1) of assaults against officers who were responding to disturbance calls.
Assignments
* In 2006, 63.0 percent of the victim officers who were assaulted were assigned to 1-officer vehicle patrols.
* 16.7 percent of the victim officers were assigned to 2-officer vehicle patrols.
* 4.9 percent of the victim officers were performing detective or special assignment roles.
* 15.4 percent of the victim officers were performing other types of duties.
Weapons
* The majority of officers assaulted (79.8 percent) were attacked with personal weapons such as hands, fists, or feet.
* 3.9 percent of the officers were assaulted with firearms.
* 1.8 percent of the officers were assaulted with knives or other cutting instruments.
* 14.5 percent of the officers assaulted were attacked with other types of dangerous weapons.
I don't ask for your kindness in the matter, but some respect for the job that thousands of us do every day. Thank an officer this week for their service.