wardog
07-17-2003, 09:57 AM
According to preliminary information received by the FBI, Jan - May 2003, 25 law enforcement officers have been killed due to criminal actions (compared to 24 during the same period in 2002)
Region Breakdown:
Southern - 15
Western - 5
Northeastern - 3
Midwestern - 2
Further Breakdown of Incident:
8 slain attempting arrests
5 answering distrubance calls
3 ambushed
3 traffic stops
3 investigating supsicious persons/circumstances
2 roberry calls
1 handling prisoners.
Firearms were used in 20 Killings (15 handguns, four rifles, and one shotgun)
Vehicles were used in three
knife in one
police baton, one
Five officers were wearing protective vests.
There have been 23 separate incidents in which these 25 officers have been slain.
Twenty of the 23 incidents have been cleared by arrest or exceptional means.
Other FBI information:
from January - May 22003, 17 law enforcment officers have been accidentally killed (same period 2002 22).
12 from automobile accidents,
two were struck by vehicles
one motorcycele
one electrocuted
one drowned
Region Breakdown:
midwestern - 6
Southern - 5
western - 3
northeastern - 2
U.S. Territory of Puerto Rico - 1
Region Breakdown:
Southern - 15
Western - 5
Northeastern - 3
Midwestern - 2
Further Breakdown of Incident:
8 slain attempting arrests
5 answering distrubance calls
3 ambushed
3 traffic stops
3 investigating supsicious persons/circumstances
2 roberry calls
1 handling prisoners.
Firearms were used in 20 Killings (15 handguns, four rifles, and one shotgun)
Vehicles were used in three
knife in one
police baton, one
Five officers were wearing protective vests.
There have been 23 separate incidents in which these 25 officers have been slain.
Twenty of the 23 incidents have been cleared by arrest or exceptional means.
Other FBI information:
from January - May 22003, 17 law enforcment officers have been accidentally killed (same period 2002 22).
12 from automobile accidents,
two were struck by vehicles
one motorcycele
one electrocuted
one drowned
Region Breakdown:
midwestern - 6
Southern - 5
western - 3
northeastern - 2
U.S. Territory of Puerto Rico - 1