Police Officers at Risk
Description
"• 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"
• 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"
Creator
Dr. Marc Holzer & LaMont Rouse
Date
2017
Source
https://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/police.jpg
Rights
Tennessee Star
Publisher
Tennessee Star
Contributor
Dr. Marc Holzer & LaMont Rouse
Format
Medium: Photograph
Language
English
Type
Public Safety
Identifier
Fatalities, Injuries, Law Enforcement, Police, Risk
Coverage
United States
Files
Collection
Reference
Dr. Marc Holzer & LaMont Rouse, Police Officers at Risk, Tennessee Star, 2017
Cite As
Dr. Marc Holzer & LaMont Rouse, “Police Officers at Risk,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed February 19, 2025, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/181.