Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Police Traffic Stop

Police Traffic Stop ---


*Statistics

August 7, 2014 Ruben Rosario: Despite police training, 'routine' stops can go awry in an instant...
St. Paul Pioneer Press  According to FBI Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted reports,

  •  62 officers were killed during traffic stops from 2003 to 2012. 
  • 34 others died during and after vehicle pursuits. Most involved shootouts like the one that took place in St. Paul between police and Patrick's suspected killer, Brian Fitch, hours after the slaying. 
  • In 2012, 4,450 officers were wounded or assaulted in various manners during traffic stops.

POLICY BRIEF - Rutgers Center on Public Security by P Marotta - ‎2013 - ‎Related articles
2013, Figure 4). In ten years, no officer has been reportedly killed during a civil disorder and only 1.3% (722) .... In 2012, out of all assaults during traffic stops (4,450), 6.3% of assailants ..... Regarding location type, 62% (33) occurred in the
  •  In the line of duty, law enforcement officers perish at a rate 5 times the national average for all occupations (Kercher et al., 2013)
  • 40% of law enforcement fatalities involving disturbances were ambushes
  • 20% of fatalities during domestic disturbance calls involved a barricaded suspect attempting to guard a hostage.
  • Murdered on Domestic Violence Calls for service 1996-2009 Abush/unprovoked attack 51%, tactical 9% contact with suspect-40%
  • rate of officer assault in 2012 was 10.2 per 100 sworn officers (LEOKA, 2012).  (10%)
  • Ambush fatalities of law enforcement officers has undergone a steady rise over the past 10 years and remained the leading circumstance behind fatal shooting in 2012. Ambush assaults and fatalities can be either planned or unplanned and also can arrive 
  •  most officers were killed responding to arrest, traffic pursuit and disturbance calls (Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted  2013, Figure 4).
  • In ten years, no officer has been reportedly killed during a civil disorder and only 1.3% (722) have been assaulted (LEOKA, Table, 73). 
  • 2% of officer assaults involve responding to individuals with mental illness.

as a component of any type of violence.

*Timeline

  • POLICY BRIEF - Rutgers Center on Public Security

    www.rutgerscps.org/.../POFeloniousAssault_MarottaCaplan_Dec2013.pd...
    by P Marotta - ‎2013 - ‎Related articles
    2013, Figure 4). In ten years, no officer has been reportedly killed during a civil disorder and only 1.3% (722) .... In 2012, out of all assaults during traffic stops (4,450), 6.3% of assailants ..... Regarding location type, 62% (33) occurred in the  ...
  • FBI — 56 Officers Feloniously Killed in 2010

    www.fbi.gov › ... › 2011 › October
    Federal Bureau of Investigation
    Oct 24, 2011 - 62-year-old deputy sheriff in Mississippi was shot and killed by an ...14 were in arrest situations, seven were performing traffic stops, and six  ...
  • Motorist fleeing traffic stop crashes into two cars, killing 9 ...

    www.nydailynews.com/.../9-year-old-girl-dies-cra...
    New York Daily News
    May 4, 2014 - Courtesy of Ramnarine Family Rebecca Ramnarine, 9, was killed in a car crash caused by a 62-year-old motorist fleeing a traffic stop.

  • *Sources





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