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"• Total of 834,000 law enforcement officers (most employed at the municipal level)
• Since 1990, over 1,500 police officers have been killed in the line of duty (National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund)
• Average Death rate of 15 per 100,000, as compared to 4.7 general population
• 10 year average of 62,000 officers assaulted each year
• 10 year average of 21,000 injuries per year
• Underreporting of violent incidents is widely suspected"
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Fatalities, Injuries, Law Enforcement, Police, Risk