Incident data encompass time of occurrence (year, month, day, and time of day), geographic
locations (State and region), injuries sustained, incident circumstances, and a comparison …

Both public and private data sources were used, and data were confirmed by individual
police agencies. During the study period, 17 officers were murdered by gun shot, 2 by bomb …

Degree: Educat. D. DegreeYear: 1981 Institute: The University of Southern Mississippi
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to present an analysis of selected variables …

During that period the number of police officers killed remained relatively constant, from a
high of 78 in 1985 to a low of 62 in 1992. The number of assaults on law enforcement …

Abstract Responses from 450 administrators (69-percent return rate) indicated that 295 (66
percent) of agencies had no such incidents, while 155 agencies reported a total of 441 …

Over the past 30 years, there was a slow but steady increase of the homicide rate in the
United States. The increase was faster in the urban areas. In St. Louis, Missouri, the rate had …

The authors compiled their tabulations through interviews with surviving or back-up
personnel and investigating homicide officers, and through examination of after-action …

This study examines the geographic distribution of all reported shootings by New York City
police officers during the years 1971-75 (n= 2,746) and indices of police exposure to violent …

All data were obtained from the records and files of the police department. The chi-square
test was used to determine the statistical significance of frequency distribution differences …

The rates at which police officers were murdered in American cities were calculated. City
characteristics and police department characteristics were correlated with these rates, and a …