2015 And The Myth Of The War On Cops

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2015 And The Myth Of The War On Cops

January 2, 2016 by Asa J

2015 saw several high-profile killings of officers around the county, leading police supporters and pundits the nation over to rail against a perceived “war on cops.” But what was the truth of the matter?

According to data (http://www.nleomf.org/facts/research-bulletins/) collected by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, which tracks police deaths, there is no upward trend in the killing of officers. In fact, the data shows the exact opposite. The number of police officers killed by citizens is actually decreasing relative to the last couple of decades.

Fifty-two police officers were killed as the result of criminal acts in the United States in 2015, with another 72 dying because of non-criminal circumstances. This brings the total number of officers who died in the line of duty last year to 124.

Most officers died in traffic-related incidents however: 35 from vehicle crashes, 11 who were struck and killed outside their vehicles, and six who were killed in motorcycle crashes. Only 42 officers died from gunshots, down from 49 in 2014.

2015’s total death count is higher than in 2013, when 107 officers died, and 2014, when 119 officers died – but the data marks one of the five lowest officer death tolls in the last 20 years.

Read more: http://www.copblock.org/150814/2015-and-the-myth-of-the-war-on-cops/

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However...

Police killed up to 1,200 people in 2015... and one in five of the victims were unarmed

By Mia De Graaf For Dailymail.com

American police officers killed up to 1,200 people in 2015, figures reveal.

Fifteen per cent of victims were black males under the age of 34, while two per cent were white men of the same age.

The data has emerged from a number of data projects set up by media outlets in recent years because the U.S. government does not have a database that documents this information.

At least six innocent bystanders were shot dead by police officers, according to The Counted, which was set up by The Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/series/counted-us-police-killings), The Washington Post's (https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/police-shootings/) counting project, and the aggregation site Killed By Police (http://killedbypolice.net/).

More than 40 children under the age of 18 were killed last year, the data shows.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3382820/Police-killed-1-200-people-2015-one-five-victims-unarmed.html

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But the simple fact is that a young black male is probably 100 times more likely to be killed by another young black male than a police officer. I made up that statistic, but it's probably not for off.

[Henry Rogue]

But the simple fact is that a young black male is probably 100 times more likely to be killed by another young black male than a police officer. I made up that statistic, but it's probably not for off.

And a Woman is 100 times more likely to be killed by her spouse than by a cop. I've read the claim that more people are killed by dogs every year than sharks, implying that dogs are more dangerous. But millions of people don't each spend thousands of hours every year in close proximity to sharks. Should people spend a large portion of their time in close proximity to either cops or sharks, their chances of dieing go way up. The difference is that a black person or a spouse are far more likely to be convicted of their crimes where as cops and sharks have far less fear of that.