Posted on 11/19/2012 9:35:44 AM PST by Zakeet
Tragically, during 2011, 72 law enforcement officers from around the nation were killed in the line of duty, while another 53 officers died in accidents while performing their duties. And 54,774 officers were assaulted in the line of duty…all according to our just-released annual report Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 2011Here’s a look at some of the data collected for this report:
Our Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) report is intended to provide law enforcement agencies with detailed descriptions of circumstances leading to officer fatalities. This data can then be incorporated into police training programs to help officers stay safe during similar situations.
The primary goal of our overall LEOKA program is to reduce incidents of law enforcement deaths and assaults. In addition to its annual report, the program also offers an officer safety awareness training course that provides potentially life-saving information to help law enforcement personnel enhance their situational awareness during activities like arrests, traffic stops, foot pursuits, ambushes, and other high-risk encounters that police face on a daily basis.
Beyond services provided by the LEOKA program, the FBI offers other training initiatives geared towards officer safety to our law enforcement partners.
For example:
In addition to the above training, the FBI’s National Crime Information Center (NCIC)—accessed by more than 92,000 agencies—offers a measure of protection for law enforcement as well, particularly through its recently added Violent Persons File. Once fully populated with data from our users, a quick response from an online NCIC query can warn officers on the spot if, during a routine traffic stop or another type of encounter, they come across an individual who has a violent criminal history or who has previously threatened law enforcement.
The release of this latest LEOKA report clearly demonstrates what we already know—despite the dangers of law enforcement, the profession continues to attract brave men and women willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to protect their fellow citizens.
Jeez lighten up, discussing police unions and police fatalities and their primary campaigning issue that they used to takeover our cities for the communists and the democrat left, and to loot our coffers, is not something that you can censor, with your overly dramatic posts.
“Can you even read?”
Obviously you cannot. I’ll type s l o w e r for you. How many of thos so-called “killed in the line of duty” were giving a ticket and got hit by oncoming traffic? “Accidents” I expect to be cops involved while driving.
Man, you’re dumb.
Here in Pittsburgh they are searching for some yutes who posted a rap video on YouTube in which they threatened to kill several police officers (and the officers were mentioned by name).
Seems this behavior has been encouraged by recent developments. Can’t imagine what /sarc
“And how many assaults and other crimes are foisted on us by LEOs?”
How many dead dogs, family pets, were killed by these trigger happy whackos? I bet it is far more than 72.
You are a communist hippie!!!!!!!!
Go to a communist country, and you will see what they think of police. There is a cop on every corner. Cops are the highest paid sector, outside of party leadership. Communism and police go hand in hand. That is why we have police unions and unmitigated police corruption in the USA. 90% of US cops are dirty commies.
If you would bother to read, you would see how many deaths were accidents, and how many were the result of a felonious assault.
By the way, did you realize that in many States collective bargaining for public employees is illegal?
Why are you letting the California and New York model of law enforcement define what is the model in the vast majority of the States?
Simple answer, the communist media brainwashed you.
Actually, the communists attempt to undermine law enforcement at every turn, paint local law enforcement as an evil that needs to be replaced, and then put into place a military police force or at the very least, federalize law enforcement power.
That’s the model in virtually every communist country on the planet.
By attacking local police and sheriffs you are actually playing right into the hand of the communist media and the agenda that was specifically designed by Marxists in the 1960s.
As I already pointed out, the FBI study demarcates felonious deaths vs accidental deaths.
So yes, I am correct in that you were unable to comprehend what was posted.
What makes you think that the union model is the common model in the United States?
Deputy Sheriffs work at the pleasure of the elected Sheriff in the overwhelming majority of the country. In many other states unions are prohibited from collective bargaining. In others, police officers are at-will employees and striking is illegal.
I’m not a fan of unions, but the reality is, what you think of when you see the NYPD or the LAPD (for that matter the same applies to firefighters and other public employees) is vastly different than than the reality that exists around the nation.
Why do you let the media dictate what police work is like around the nation, when it bares no resemblance to reality?
Could educate all of us on the thread which LEO agencies are unionized and which are not? My guess is that it is a wee bit more than California and New York.
And finally, collective bargaining rights are not the only influence the Boys in Blue have. Think union dues spent on donations to candidates and issue advocacy.
Well, as long as you can bring yourself to tolerate the taxpayers and voters discussing these government employees and union members, all is good.
This is a constructive thread, and the facts need to reach the public if conservatives are going to defeat the “commies and hippies” running our cities and government unions.
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You will have a short life expectancy here.
Zakeet, thank you for your post, but as you can see, you might as well had posted the article on a forum directed to a group of prison inmates.
Causualty rate, if you prefer, for cops is lower than most blue collar jobs. Not just death.
The “Blue Line” has a strong union and are always looking to increase their mystique. Sorry, but it is not as dangerous job as you and the media make out.
For every carpenter, plumber, electrician,pilot, lumberjack, off shore fisherman, etc killed on the job, there are grieving spouses and children left behind. These aren”t “dirty hippies”, but hard working Americans trying to feed their families. And most of them do not trample the Constitution as they do their jobs, either.
Meathead get you aggravated again? Just have Dingbat bring you a beer and chill out. And don't watch Cronkite!
” “But by all means, continue to carry the water of the communists.””
1) Communists don’t hang at FR. They are soon caught, and disposed of.
2) 98% of FReepers despise the mainstream media.
YOU AREN’T DOING YOURSELF, OR THE POLICE ANY FAVORS BY POSTING DRIVEL NOOB.
I’m glad to see that so few cops are killed each year. I would have thought the number would be much higher.
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