[lbo-talk] Killing of Officers Rises

[Wojtek S]

According to statistics compiled by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, 72 officers were killed by perpetrators in 2011, a 25
percent increase from the previous year and a 75 percent increase from
2008.

The 2011 deaths were the first time that more officers were killed by
suspects than car accidents, according to data compiled by the
International Association of Chiefs of Police. The number was the
highest in nearly two decades, excluding those who died in the Sept.
11 attacks in 2001 and the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.

While a majority of officers were killed in smaller cities, 13 were
killed in cities of 250,000 or more. New York City lost two officers
last year. On Sunday, four were wounded by a gunman in Brooklyn,
bringing to eight the number of officers shot in the city since
December.

“We haven’t seen a period of this type of violence in a long time,”
said Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly of the New York Police Department.

While the F.B.I. and other law enforcement officials cannot fully
explain the reasons for the rise in officer homicides, they are clear
about the devastating consequences.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/10/us/defying-trends-killings-of-police-officers-are-on-the-rise.html?_r=1&hp

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Wojtek
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