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15

 

In the pond, there were 15 murders for the month of July, bring the total for the year to 24. 

 

 

Policing Numbers, Per State

 

 

Washington D.C. has the most police officers per capita.

 

Oregon has the fewest.

 

 

Alaska has the highest median income for officers.

 

South Carolina has the lowest.

 

 

Maine has the lowest crime rate

 

Alaska, New Mexico, and Washington D.C. are tied for the highest crime rates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Police Officer Suicides, Part II

 

More Suicides than deaths by gunfire and traffic accidents combined.

 

 

Police Officer Suicide Numbers

 

By year and Number of Deaths

 

2016-143

2017-168

2018-172

2019-228

 

 

 

Maths

 

 

At roll call,  the LT. said precinct has an authorized strength of 113 officers. I asked him what our actual numbers were. He responded, it depends on the maths. Counting the half dozen officers on leave and disability. West has around 107. 

 

 

 

2019 Officer Deaths

 

 

In 2019, ninety officers were killed in the line of duty. 48 were murdered. 42 were killed in accidents.

 

As a reference number, 106 officers were killed in 2018. Fifty six were murdered.

 

The South led the US in officer deaths with 27 murdered and 23 killed in accidents.

 

The Northeast had the least with one officer murdered and three killed in accidents.

 

Of the officers killed by accident in 2019, 16 were struck and killed by vehicles as pedestrians. 21 died in vehicle crashes.

 

 

 

 

 

Three

 

The city is on its third traffic fatality of the year.  A transient was sleeping in a driveway near a garage. The home owner backed over the person as he pulled out of the garage in the night. 

 

 

1/15/20

 

Per the Chief, the new Sgt’s list should be out today. The department has 17 acting sergeant and is down 80 officers.

 

 

 

Traffic Fatalities

 

With a handful of days left in the year, the traffic fatality total despite Vision Zero is  up to 50. 

 

Street Deaths

 

In 2018, in the city, 92 transients died on the streets:

10 were homicides

9 were suicides

53 percent of the deaths were drug and alcohol related.

 

Of the deaths from substance abuse: 

55 percent were caused by meth,

47 percent were related to opioids,

31 percent involved alcohol.