Saturday, December 31, 2011

Deadly Year For US Law Enforcement www.privateofficer.com

Charlotte NC Dec 31 2011

As 2011 is winding down, it will no doubt be recorded as one of the deadliest years for U.S. law enforcement and private security.

As of Friday, December 30, 2011, 162 police officers have been killed, and 110 security officers.

A website that tracks line of duty deaths for law enforcement (ODMP) shows these statistics:


Total Line of Duty Deaths: 162

Aircraft accident: 1

Animal related: 1

Assault: 5

Automobile accident: 35

Drowned: 4

Duty related illness: 7

Explosion: 1

Gunfire: 65

Gunfire (Accidental): 4

Heart attack: 10

Heat exhaustion: 1

Motorcycle accident: 4

Stabbed: 2

Struck by vehicle: 4

Training accident: 1

Vehicle pursuit: 4

Vehicular assault: 12

Weather/Natural disaster: 1



By Month

January: 18

February: 14

March: 20

April: 11

May: 14

June: 13

July: 15

August: 16

September: 10

October: 7

November: 6

December: 18


By State

Alabama: 3

Arizona: 2

Arkansas: 1

California: 10

Colorado: 1

Delaware: 1

Florida: 13

Georgia: 10

Hawaii: 1

Illinois: 2

Indiana: 2

Iowa: 2

Kansas: 1

Louisiana: 3

Maine: 1

Maryland: 2

Massachusetts: 1

Michigan: 5

Minnesota: 1

Mississippi: 1

Missouri: 6

Montana: 1

New Jersey: 5

New York: 11

North Carolina: 7

North Dakota: 2

Ohio: 6

Oklahoma: 2

Oregon: 3

Pennsylvania: 4

Puerto Rico: 4

South Carolina: 3

South Dakota: 3

Tennessee: 6

Texas: 13

Tribal Police: 2

U.S. Government: 12

Virginia: 5

Washington: 2

Wisconsin: 1

Wyoming: 1


By Gender

Male: 151

Female: 11


The average age of the officer killed was 40.

Final statistics for the security officer deaths will be released on January 2 2012 according to Private Officer International, a security-police organization that tracks private security officer injuries and deaths, offers training, memberships, services and products related to the security and public safety industry.


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