To: expat_panama
In 1930, 304 American police officers were killed in the line of duty
Interesting article, but I don't know if 1930 is the best year to compare police shootings with today. Prohibition-era America was unusually violent, due to the rise in organized crime during the 20s.
10 posted on
07/12/2016 5:31:09 AM PDT by
rightwingintelligentsia
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
Don’t know where he got his stats, this is supposed to be the latest, though they don’t include 2016 yet.
Probation got a lot of people killed. Can’t fight a criminal toting a Tommy Gun when all you have is a Revolver, and not the best or highest caliber either.
A total of 1,439 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty during the past 10 years, an average of one death every 61 hours or 144 per year. There were 123 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2015.
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund: Law Enforcement ...
www.nleomf.org/facts/enforcement/
20 posted on
07/12/2016 6:59:03 AM PDT by
GailA
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