TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Occupational homicide of law enforcement officers in the US, 1996-2010
JO  - Injury prevention
A1  - Swedler, David I.
A1  - Kercher, Cassandra
A1  - Simmons, Molly MacMhathan
A1  - Pollack, Keshia M.
SP  - 35
EP  - 40
VL  - 20
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To understand the circumstances surrounding the occupational homicides of law enforcement officers (LEOs) in the USA. METHODS: Narrative text analysis of Federal Bureau of Investigation Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted reports. RESULTS: A total of 796 officers were killed in the line of duty between 1996 and 2010. The occupational homicide rate during the time peaked in 2001 at 3.76/100 000 (excluding those killed during the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks), and was lowest in 2008 at 1.92/100 000. Most LEOs (67%) were killed by short-barrel firearms; 10% were killed with their own service weapon. The most frequent encounter with a suspect prior to a homicide was responding to a disturbance call. CONCLUSIONS: These results should inform officer training and the policies, as well as procedures used when interacting with suspects, especially when firearms are involved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8047
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2013-040799
ID  - ref1
ER  -