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SECTION X
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POLICE OFFICERS KILLED AND ASSAULTED |
The killing or assault of a police officer has a deleterious effect on society that reaches far beyond the overt act. Such occurrences constitute an immediate threat to the well-being of the community and serious breach of the internal security of the country. Today a young person who considers a career in law enforcement must also consider the very strong possibility of being killed or assaulted by a member of the very same society they are sworn to protect. This deplorable situation should be a subject of serious concern, for in truth, an attack on a police officer is an attack on society. The violence directed against law enforcement officers acting in the line of duty is clearly demonstrated by the following information. |
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POLICE FELONIOUSLY KILLED |
VOLUME/TREND
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Year | Police Officers Killed | Year | Police Officers Killed |
1991 | - | 1996 | - |
1992 | - | 1997 | 3 |
1993 | 1 | 1998 | - |
1994 | 2 | 1999 | 2 |
1995 | 4 | 2000 | - |
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ASSAULTS ON POLICE OFFICERS |
Police assault statistics are important to the police administrator who attempts to identify the causative factors of this type of criminal activity. Many factors contribute to police assaults, and circumstances vary from place to place. Identifying specific reasons for these assaults is therefore extremely difficult. The following information illustrates the frequency of these events, and any attempt at analysis of these assaults should include consideration of the unique variable present in each jurisdiction. Due to the broad field of services performed by many state and county police agencies, no assault rates are computed for total police officers. |
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ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS
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CLEARANCES
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ASSAULTS ON MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS |
VOLUME/TREND
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ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS
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OTHER POLICE OFFICERS ASSAULTED |
The following law enforcement agencies are dealt with separately and are not included when computing municipal assault rates; the services performed by these agencies vary greatly from the functions of municipal police agencies. |
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WEAPONS USED IN ASSAULTS ON POLICE OFFICERS |
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ASSAULTS ON POLICE OFFICERS BY HOUR OF DAY |
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NUMBER - PERCENT DISTRIBUTIONASSAULTS ON POLICE OFFICERS BY TYPE OF ACTIVITYNUMBER - PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
Municipal Police | County Agencies | State Police | Other State Agencies | Universities and Colleges | TOTAL | |||||||
TYPE OF ACTIVITY | Number | Percent Distribution | Number | Percent Distribution | Number | Percent Distribution | Number | Percent Distribution | Number | Percent Distribution | Number | Percent Distribution |
Responding to "Disturbance" Calls | 866 | 30 | - | 0 | 5 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 879 | 28 |
Burglaries in Progress | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 8 | 41 | 1 |
Robberies in Progress | 45 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 46 | 1 |
Attempting Other Arrests | 584 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 7 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 618 | 20 |
Civil Disorder | 40 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 40 | 1 |
Handling or Transporting Prisoners | 254 | 9 | 32 | 44 | 3 | 17 | 154 | 88 | 3 | 23 | 446 | 14 |
Investigating Suspicious Persons or Circumstances | 369 | 13 | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 378 | 12 |
Ambush | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 7 | * |
Mentally Deranged Persons | 53 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 8 | 55 | 2 |
Traffic Stops | 311 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 324 | 10 |
All Other | 312 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 324 | 10 |
TOTAL | 2,879 | 100 | 73 | 100 | 18 | 100 | 175 | 100 | 13 | 100 | 3,158 | 100 |
* Percent is less than one-half of one percent. Percent distribution may not total 100 due to rounding. |
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ASSAULTS ON MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERSNUMBER - RATE PER 100 OFFICERSBY COUNTY - 2000 |
COUNTY | NUMBER OF OFFICERS | NUMBER OF ASSAULTS |
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ASSAULT RATE PER 100 POLICE OFFICERS |
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ATLANTIC | 912 | 95 | 3.3 | 10.4 | ||||
BERGEN | 2,093 | 175 | 6.1 | 8.4 | ||||
BURLINGTON | 757 | 94 | 3.3 | 12.4 | ||||
CAMDEN | 1,324 | 167 | 5.8 | 12.6 | ||||
CAPE MAY | 340 | 23 | 0.8 | 6.8 | ||||
CUMBERLAND | 274 | 59 | 2.0 | 21.5 | ||||
ESSEX | 2,911 | 538 | 18.7 | 18.5 | ||||
GLOUCESTER | 535 | 64 | 2.2 | 12.0 | ||||
HUDSON | 2,012 | 459 | 15.9 | 22.8 | ||||
HUNTERDON | 167 | 11 | 0.4 | 6.6 | ||||
MERCER | 922 | 105 | 3.6 | 11.4 | ||||
MIDDLESEX | 1,556 | 182 | 6.3 | 11.7 | ||||
MONMOUTH | 1,386 | 136 | 4.7 | 9.8 | ||||
MORRIS | 1,039 | 71 | 2.5 | 6.8 | ||||
OCEAN | 979 | 149 | 5.2 | 15.2 | ||||
PASSAIC | 1,131 | 188 | 6.5 | 16.6 | ||||
SALEM | 104 | 19 | 0.7 | 18.3 | ||||
SOMERSET | 571 | 27 | 0.9 | 4.7 | ||||
SUSSEX | 189 | 24 | 0.8 | 12.7 | ||||
UNION | 1,447 | 285 | 9.9 | 19.7 | ||||
WARREN | 145 | 8 | 0.3 | 5.5 | ||||
TOTAL | 20,794 | 2,879 | 100.0 | 13.8 | ||||
Percent distribution may not total 100 due to rounding. |
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