124 Police Officers Were Killed In The U.S. Last Year

[twomp]

Some more facts that don’t match the hero narrative. Police deaths while on duty are on pace to be at a record low in 2016, down 60% from the peak in 1974. Gun related homicides are also trending towards the lowest levels since 1900. In 1991 there were 24,700 homicides in the U.S.

Last year there were just over 16,000 homicides, down 35% while the population grew by 26%. The number of guns owned by American citizens has tripled since 1991.

Does this match the anti-gun narrative of the left and the popos? Does the government want to confiscate our guns because of crime or because they are worried we will use them against a tyrannical establishment? The militarization of police forces isn’t to protect us.

It’s to protect them from us.

You will find more statistics at Statista

Last Thursday night, a gunman in Dallas killed five police officers and wounded eight others, the worst toll on U.S. law enforcement since 9/11. It’s a dangerous job – 124 officers lost their lives last year with 51 dying so far in 2016. Generally, the number of police fatalities has fallen considerably since it peaked at 280 in 1974.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-07-11/124-police-officers-were-killed-us-last-year

[Ronin Truth]

How many of them were black?

[Ender]

1186 people were killed by police is 2015.


Despite public protests, occupations, direct action, and increased public scrutiny, U.S. police killed more people in 2015 than in 2014. While numbers vary from source to source — the Washington Post cites 975, while the Guardian puts the tally at 1,125 — the website killedbypolice.net found that police have killed 1,186 people in 2015 (the U.S. government currently does not track how many people are killed in police encounters.)

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/12/28/3735190/killed-by-police-2015/

[phill4paul]

The soft War on Cops.

[JK/SEA]

1186 people were killed by police is 2015.



http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/12/28/3735190/killed-by-police-2015/

yep, and by trained 'professionals'...

[pcosmar]

124 Police Officers Were Killed In The U.S. Last Year

1186 people were killed by police is 2015.

Seems to be a discrepancy.

[pcosmar]

AS A POINT OF FACT

Line of Duty does not mean gun related exclusively.

Some of these are Heart attacks. Many are Auto/vehicle related.

All of the people shot by police were shot by police..

All police "Line of Duty" deaths are not.

https://www.odmp.org/search/year

[Danke]

Seat belts and airbags.

[TheTexan]

124 Police Officers Were Killed In The U.S. Last Year

Every one of them, a hero. I will mourn their loss by lighting 124 candles. :(


1186 people were killed by police is 2015.

Probably at least 100 of them deserved it. Thank you police!

[TheTexan]

ALSO: A record low of zero police officers were killed by dogs this year.

Tied with last year's also record low of zero officers killed by dogs.

Keep up the great work police !

[TheTexan]

All of the people shot by police were shot by police..


Or they were shot during an Officer involved shooting

[RandallFan]

It should be down.

The crime rate shouldn't just be on a downward trend it should be like way way way down based on dna evidence & computerized lists of criminals.

[pcosmar]

It should be down.

The crime rate shouldn't just be on a downward trend it should be like way way way down based on dna evidence & computerized lists of criminals.

https://i.imgflip.com/m79sb.jpg

[squarepusher]

You have to look at how many officers died from SHOOTINGS.

Most officer deaths is like car accidents/heart attacks on the job.

I think 41 died from shootings in 2014