Occupational homicide of law enforcement officers in the US, 1996-2010

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• Personal Author:
  Kercher C ; Pollack KM ; Simmons MM ; Swedler DI
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: To understand the circumstances surrounding the occupational homicides of law enforcement officers (LEOs) in the USA. METHODS: Narrative text analysis of Federal Bureau of Investigation Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted reports. RESULTS: A total of 796 officers were killed in the line of duty between 1996 and 2010. The occupational homicide rate during the time peaked in 2001 at 3.76/100,000 (excluding those killed during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks), and was lowest in 2008 at 1.92/100,000. Most LEOs (67%) were killed by short-barrel firearms; 10% were killed with their own service weapon. The most frequent encounter with a suspect prior to a homicide was responding to a disturbance call. CONCLUSIONS: These results should inform officer training and the policies, as well as procedures used when interacting with suspects, especially when firearms are involved. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Law Enforcement Mortality Occupational Health Safety Violence
• Keywords:
  Firearms Homicides Law Enforcement Workers Mortality Rates Police Officers
• ISSN:
  1353-8047
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  35-40
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044307
• Citation:
  Inj Prev 2014 Feb; 20(1):35-40
• Contact Point Address:
  David Swedler, Center for Injury Research and Policy, Hampton House Room 554, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  Johns Hopkins University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Injury Prevention
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2f478588d2ce9d46cc835cb9cba68a06b77ea32f40dce6b2ec0abefb4929fc137f6850cc87c873ccd400d6c493bf931797a84f2439889411b16a986c568938f6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200042/cdc_200042_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 195.99 KB ]