Yep. Take an outlier and make it seem like the norm. FBI says the average gunfight involves less than three shots.
“FBI says the average gunfight involves less than three shots.”
Pretty old statistics. Not sure they are relevant. The article notes that this is unusual, because most assailants are not dedicated.
The point is that if you have an attacker who is dedicated to accomplishing a “mission” of some kind, it can take a lot of shots to stop them.
I came across this source. It shows about 9 shots per incident. It is said to be from NYPD SOP 9 data collection.
FIREARMS DISCHARGE ASSAULT REPORT 1992
GUNFIGHTS STATISTICS:
Total: 76 (27% of shooting incidents)
Total number of MOS involved on duty: 151 Off duty: 11
Total number of shots fired by MOS: 583
Total number of hits by MOS: 96
Hit potential 17%
Shots per incident 7.7
Shots by MOS per incident 3.6
Total number of perpetrators involved 87
Total number of shots fired by perps 257
Total number of hits by perpetrators 17
Hit potential 7%
Average shots by perps per incident 3.0
MEMBERS ACCURACY AT DISTANCES FIRED DURING GUNFIGHTS:
TOTAL SHOTS HITS POTENTIAL
Less than 3 yards 9 79 22 28%
3 - 7 yards 20 141 15 11%
7- 15 yards 19 120 5 4.2%
15- 25 yards 9 44 1 2.3%
Over 25 yards 3 14 1 7.1%
Undetermined 22 185 52 28.1%
IN 5 INCIDENTS M.O.S FIRED FROM 6 DIFFERENT DISTANCES
In 1992, 48% of all gunfights of a known distance occurred at 7 yards or less, compared to 58% in 1991.
perpetrators killed: 6
perpetrators wounded: 27
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