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Comments on: Missouri S&T to celebrate Constitution Day
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By: Kathy Morris
https://news.mst.edu/2015/09/missouri-st-to-celebrate-constitution-day-2/#comment-62572
Mon, 14 Sep 2015 17:31:49 +0000https://news.mst.edu/?p=14617#comment-62572How about ‘unconstitutional’ assassinations of police officers?
According to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports, an estimated 1.16 million violent crimes occurred nationwide in 2013,
Since the first recorded police death in 1791, there have been over 20,000 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. Currently, there are 20,538 names engraved on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
A total of 1,466 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty during the past 10 years, an average of one death every 60 hours or 146 per year. There were 117 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2014.
On average, over the last decade, there have been 58,930 assaults against law enforcement each year, resulting in 15,404 injuries.
Recent (within the last month) Law Enforcement Officers’ Deaths by gunfire:
Kentucky State Police, KY EOW: Sunday, September 13, 2015 Cause of Death: Gunfire.
Fox Lake Police Department, IL, EOW: Tuesday, September 1, 2015, Cause of Death: Gunfire
Harris County Sheriff’s Office, TX, EOW: Friday, August 28, 2015, Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sunset Police Department, LA, EOW: Wednesday, August 26, 2015, Cause of Death: Gunfire
Louisiana State Police, LA, EOW: Monday, August 24, 2015 Cause of Death: Gunfire
Carson City Sheriff’s Office, NV ,EOW: Saturday, August 15, 2015, Cause of Death: Gunfire
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